Los Angeles Times

A Word, Please: Don’t mistake grammar rules for logic

I’ve gotten a lot of emails recently about where to put periods and commas relative to quotation marks. The notes were prompted by a recent column in which I mentioned that, in American English, a ...
Los Angeles Times

A Word, Please: Inside or outside quotation marks? Don’t look to logic

I’ve gotten a lot of emails recently about where to put periods and commas relative to quotation marks. The notes were prompted by a recent column in which I mentioned that, in American English, a ...
BBC

Logical reasoning

Another word for logical close logicalFollowing rules that make sense. is sensible. We can say an idea, or answer is logical if it follows rules that make sense. Let's look at an example. Suppose your ...
The New York Times

Follow My Logic? A Connective Word Takes the Lead

There, I did it. And if you speak English for work or pleasure, there is a fair chance that you’ve done it, too. “So” may be the new “well,” “um,” “oh” and “like.” No longer content to lurk in the ...