On the eleventh day of English
My true love gave to me
This article from Business Wee-eek.
Just kidding. It’s from Business Insider and it is called The 11 Most Common Grammatical Mistakes and How to Avoid Them. These items may seem familiar to you—probably because we’ve covered them before. In fact, you have two options today. You can click the link (above) to read the article, or you can go back and read the associated Editor’s Corner articles. I’ve listed the headings for the common grammatical mistakes here, along with our blog links.
1. "Fewer" vs. "Less"
https://episystechpubs.com/2014/05/14/editors-corner-fewer-and-less/
2. "It’s vs. "Its"
https://episystechpubs.com/2013/11/25/editors-corner-its-vs-its/
3. Dangling Modifiers
https://episystechpubs.com/2013/04/16/editors-corner-rule-5-avoid-dangling-modifiers/
4. "Who" vs. "Whom"
https://episystechpubs.com/2012/08/02/editors-corner-who-whom-the-who/
5. Me, Myself, and I
https://episystechpubs.com/2012/08/15/editors-corner-me-myself-and-i/
6. "Lie" vs. "Lay"
https://episystechpubs.com/2013/03/15/editors-corner-lie-versus-lay/
7. Irregular Verbs
KC – We’ve had several articles on this topic, but haven’t made any generalizations about irregular verbs.
8. "Nor" vs. "Or"
https://episystechpubs.com/2014/08/19/editors-corner-eitheror-neithernor-use-these-examples-instead/
9. "Then" vs. "Than"
https://episystechpubs.com/2012/11/15/editors-corner-then-and-than/
10. Ending Sentences with Prepositions
KC – Business Insider says “…don’t do it — usually.” We say, sometimes it sounds better—never say never. I can’t find our blog articles on the topic, but here’s a good response to rants on the topic, from our local grammarian and verbivore, Richard Lederer:
11. Subject (and Possessive Pronoun) and Verb Agreement
KC – Again, we handle verbs on a more individual basis and edit subject/verb issues when we find them. Perhaps this is an article for the future.
Kara Church
Technical Editor, Advisory
Editor's Corner 
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