Usage Notes

Discover the rules and exceptions behind -s and -es plurals in English. Learn why both “poets laureate” and “poet laureates”…

Discover whether you can use “anxious” to mean “eager.” Explore what style guides say, historical usage by famous authors, and…

Move over -ize! Discover why 19th-century language critics hated words like militate, effectuate, and orientate—and why these pet peeves still…