It’s National Grammar Day – no, really.
I see this all the time in fiction, particularly in dialog. Even our very best fiction writers make this mistake (perhaps because they write by talking about loud as they type), and it absolutely drives me up a wall. Okay, I got that off my chest.
What’s your pet peeve? Send it to me (just reply to this email in your usual way), and I’ll include it in a future newsletter. And thank you!