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The Difference Between -Ward and -Wards: Which Direction Should You Go

by Rita
September 28, 2023September 28, 2023
Word Wise

Have you ever found yourself wondering about the difference between -ward and -wards? Is there really a difference?

A reader is sprawled on the grass on a sunny day. They are wearing a hat and reading a book. A small dog lies down next to them.

Book Lovers Day: Ten Ways to Celebrate

by Rita
August 9, 2022August 9, 2022
Just for Fun

Celebrated annually on August 9, Book Lovers Day is a holiday for the bookworms out there, either by nature or nurture. Here are ten ways to celebrate.

Animated image of an anthropomorphic caps lock key shouting through a bullhorn.

LET’S SHOUT ABOUT IT: IT’S CAPS LOCK DAY!

by Rita
October 22, 2019October 22, 2019
Just for Fun

IF YOU’RE WONDERING WHY EVERYBODY IS SHOUTING AT YOU, IT’S BECAUSE IT’S INTERNATIONAL CAPS LOCK DAY!

An em dash is the width of an uppercase M

Em Dash It All

by Rita
September 24, 2019September 24, 2019
Punctuation

The em dash is a flexible bit of punctuation—and one of my favorites. You can use it in place of other punctuation. Ben Yagoda, author and professor of English at the University of Delaware, said in an opinion piece in The New York Times, “The Parenthetical Dash can stand in for a pair of commas or parentheses. The Pause Dash can take the place of a period, comma, semicolon—or nothing at all!”

White teddy bear reading. Quote from Ms Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO which says, A window onto our inner lives, books are also the doorway to mutual respect and understanding between people, across all boundaries and differences.

World Book Day

by Rita
April 23, 2019April 23, 2019
Just for Fun

World Book Day, also known as International Day of the Book and World Book and Copyright Day, is celebrated annually on April 23. In 1995, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) created World Book Day to encourage “everyone, and in particular young people, to discover the pleasure of reading and gain a renewed respect for the irreplaceable contributions of those who have furthered the social and cultural progress of humanity.”