Sloppy Bullets may have been quiet recently, but our readers have not. They demand answers to tricky grammar questions! Let’s get right to the mailbag. Dear Sloppy Bullets, I’ve always …

Sometimes, it’s okay to break the rules. (I know. I know. I’ll give you a minute to recover from the shock.)  Here’s the thing. There’s a literary device called “poetic …

Pop quiz: When you want to spell out the contraction for words like could’ve, should’ve, would’ve, is it: A. Could of, should of, would of B. Could have, should have, …

The world is facing unprecedented uncertainty in the time of coronavirus, but that doesn’t excuse us from the requirements of proper grammar. Let’s start with the basics: what do we …