Baltimore Sun copy editor extraordinaire John McIntyre uses the term “dog-whistle editing” to refer to tiny editing issues that only copy editors notice (and perhaps only copy editors care about).

Faced with a roomful of bored students, Jacob Mitchell found a way to make adverbs fun. Now his classroom is global. By Elisabeth Egan Reporting from London Jacob Mitchell started out as a star ...

I’m often astounded by the way people use “awhile” and “a while.” And, no, I’m not shocked by how badly they choose between these terms, but by how well. To understand when “a while” is preferable to ...