Your going to want to read this. New research finds that when people are subjected to poor grammar, it actually causes them stress — and even initiates a “fight or flight” response. A lack of proper ...

A new study by professors at the University of Birmingham has revealed for the first time how our bodies go into stress-mode when hearing misused grammar. For the research, professors Dagmar Divjak, ...

Does grammar matter? And did you have a teacher in your youth who insisted on drumming the rules of good grammar into you—and was that teacher on the stern and grumpy side of the instructional ...

Eons ago, someone gave me a small yellow object to hang on my wall. It proclaimed, “I am silently correcting your grammar.” It was the perfect gift. In fact, I still have it. Grammar is a big deal to ...

I'd like to tell you that reading this column will make you feel better, and that might not just be wishful thinking. It might, however, offer the equivalent of patting you on the hand and assuring ...

Does hearing bad grammar make you physically cringe? It turns out out that it may well induce a medical phenomenon in the human body. Scientists in the United Kingdom seem to have pinpointed a ...

Q: I work in a library. Some of my co-workers use poor grammar, and I don’t know if or how I should correct their word usage. Any suggestions? A: Yes, make it clear that your concerns are eccentric ...

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...

Now don’t get scared. We won't start drilling you on “who” vs. “whom,” conjugations, and gerunds. You can relax. We’ll take a much more practical approach, and we won’t use any strange words. Promise.