Grammar
We're Holding Onto A Secret About Your Future, But We'll Only Reveal It If You Choose A Synonym For Each Word
Picking "current" to substitute "new" could mean you'll switch careers!!
16 Mistakes Copy Editors Are Begging You Not To Make
These language faux pas really stick in our collective craw.
If You Score At Least 5/9 On This Difficult Grammar Quiz, Then I'll Eat My Own Hat
"Grammar is the greatest joy in life, don't you find?" —Aunt Josephine, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Only A True Grammar Expert Will Be Able To Pass This Quiz
They're looking for their thing over there.
39 Of The Best Grammar Memes And Tweets From 2021
Yeah, they're mostly from us! What about it! Follow us @styleguide!
Here’s Why BuzzFeed News Is No Longer Hyphenating “Antisemitism”
Removing the hyphen separates the word from its antisemitic roots.
If You Get 9/11 On This Quiz, You Have A Solid Knowledge Of English
Autocorrect won't save you now.
Are You Smarter Than A Ninth Grader? Take This Grammar Test To Find Out
Does anyone really know the rules of grammar?
17 English Words And Phrases That Will Never Make Any Dang Sense
Merriam-Webster is laughing at all of us.
Half Of The Population Can't Pass This Common Apostrophe Errors Test — Can You?
Your gonna pass — er, I mean you're*** gonna pass — this.
97% Of Adults Can’t Pass This 10 Question Grammar Test — Can You?
Make your 5th grade teacher proud.
This 10-Question Quiz Decides Whether Or Not You Have To Repeat Fourth Grade
It all rides on this one quiz.
Most Adults Can't Pass This "There" "Their" "They're" Test — Can You?
Why are there so many different spellings?!
Can You Actually Pass Sixth Grade?
Prove it.
You See These Punctuation Marks All The Time, But Do You Know What They're Called?
It pays to be punctual.
Only 38% Of Adults Can Actually Pass This Deceptively Difficult School Test
How many oceans are there, though?
15 Tweets For People Who Use Em Dashes Way Too Much
I could try to use fewer — but it's just so enticing.
These Are The Most Commonly Misspelled Words Known To Man – Can You Spell Them Right The First Time Without Even Trying?
Not even Google can save you now.
Can You Tell Which Of These Homophones Is Right Based On The Definition We Give You?
These words might sound the same, but they're certainly not spelled the same.
Two-Thirds Of The Population Can’t Find The Grammar Mistakes In These Sentences — Can You?
Take out your red pen and start correcting!
Half Of The Population Can't Pass This Synonym Quiz Without A Thesaurus — Can You?
Can you conquer/beat/vanquish this test?
You're Only A True Grammar Geek If You've Been Annoyed By 11/15 Of These Common Grammatical Errors
Please tell me that I'm not the only grammar geek on this website.
Okay, But Do You Really Know How To Correctly Spell These Tricky Words?
Can you? Can you?
You're Not Allowed To Graduate High School Until You Pass This Grade 1 Through 12 Grammar Test
Read carefully. This one's tough!
I Regret To Inform You That You've Been Using These 14 Phrases Wrong Your Whole Life
I'm about to "Well, actually" your whole life.
If You Can Get 10/12 On This Homophone Quiz, You're A Grammar Genius
Discreet or discrete?
Only Grammar Experts Are Scoring 7/9 On This Quiz
They're over there!
Can You Actually Pass This Third-Grade Grammar Test?
Which form of "there/their/they're" is possessive?
62 Grammar Memes And Jokes From 2019
Oh, you like the Oxford comma? Name every instance it’s resolved ambiguity.
Only 55% Of Adults Can Pass This Really Hard GCSE English Quiz
Lit & Lang teaming up to take you down.
Only An Actual Teacher Can Correctly Answer 6/8 Of These Grammar Questions
If you didn't notice the mistake in this sentence, youre not going to pass.
17 Spelling Fails That Are So, So Hilariously Bad
The squiggly red line underneath misspellings is appalled.
21 Products For Haters Who Are Kinda Loveable
If you're gonna be a curmudgeon, be a good one.
Tell Us How You Feel About These 7 Things And We'll Tell You If You're Vibin' Or Not
This quiz is 100% accurate.
10 Grammar TikToks That Will Send You Back To Middle School English Class
If you don't know the difference between "your" and "you're," prepare to be called out!
The Gender-Neutral Revolution In Gendered Languages
We're trying to make "themself" happen. Plus: scary clowns, questions from readers, and Sam Smith.
This Quiz Will Reveal Which Vowel You Are
"And sometimes Y."
Only Honors Students Can Get 100% On This High School English Test
Let's hope you did your summer reading.
Only 15% Of Americans Can Pass This Grammar Quiz
Let's see how good your grammar is.
15 Extremely Unfortunate Spelling And Grammar Mistakes That'll Make You LOL And Say, "Yikes"
The Oxford comma is important, people.
Only Someone Truly Gifted Can Get 100% On This Sixth Grade English Test
Don't make me send you back to the 5th grade.
Are You Smarter Than 45% Of Americans? Take This Synonym Quiz And Find Out
Let's see how well you know your grammar.
There Was One Last Grammar Joke In The "Game Of Thrones" Finale
All hail Ser Davos, the new master of grammar, long may he reign! Warning: Spoilers ahead for the series finale.
19 Times The English Language Made Absolutely No Sense Whatsoever
"English isn't a language, it's three languages stacked on top of each other wearing a trenchcoat."
These 12 Either/Or Questions Will Reveal If You're A Good Person Or Bad Person
Let's settle this, once and for all.
9 Books For People Who Love Language, Words, And Grammar
A few of the BuzzFeed copydesk’s favorite books — just in time for last-minute holiday gifting.
Can You Ace This English Test Designed For Non-Native Speakers?
So you think you know your English, eh?
17 Tweets That'll Make Any Grammar/Punctuation Nerd Laugh And Feel Smug
"People with good spelling and grammar have typo-negative blood."
21 Signs That Absolutely Positively Mean Something Else
*scratches head*
How Many Exclamation Points Would Befit Your Personality?
On a scale of ! to !!!!
19 Spelling Errors That Are So Bad They're Actually Good
AKL;FKFWAFKWO[E
21 Things You Thought Were The Same But Are Actually Totally Different
I've been living a lie.
Just 17 Extremely Unfortunate Grammar Fails
Care for some "banana's by the each"?
This Post Will Only Stress You Out If You're A Grammar Nerd
*eye twitches heavily*
Remember Newspapers? Here Are 17 Times They Failed Epically
All the news that's fit to print...and a bunch of crap that's not.
18 Signs That Will Give You A Headache
I won't be ordering the "Texcock Mextails," thankyouverymuch.
"Milkshake Duck" Is The Macquarie Dictionary's Word Of The Year
So glad "milkshake duck" has finally been recognised as the great phrase it is! *five seconds later*
16 Beautiful Untranslatable Hindi Words You Didn't Know You Needed
Sometimes, just one word speaks volumes.
18 Photos That Prove Commas Matter, A Lot
The underdog of punctuation.
Is Your Vocabulary Good Enough To Pass This Synonym Quiz?
Let's see if you can get at least 7 out of 10 questions correct.
Copyediting Quiz: The Year-End Fake News Roundup Edition
The news is fake. The grammar epidemic is real.
Copyediting Quiz: The Glitz And Grammar Edition
Never let anyone tell you copyediting isn't a sexy profession. 'Cause it's all ~glitz and grammar~.
This Spelling Test Is Designed To Mess You Up. Can You Get A Perfect Score?
This quiz is packed full of commonly misspelled words, so you might want to slow down and focus.
22 Gifts For People Who Love Language
Linguists, writers, editors, grammar geeks, and word nerds of all walks, we've got you covered. The products in this post were updated in December 2018.
If You Can Spell 10/12 Of These Words You're A Frickin' Genius
How much of a spelling swot are you?
29 Products That Will Make You Say "Wow, Me"
We got you pegged.
How The Internet Killed The World’s Most Important Punctuation Mark
We are living in a world where the period, our most fundamental punctuation mark, is a loaded one.
This Hyphen Quiz Will Test Your Punctuation IQ
Are you living the hyph life?
19 Grammar Fails That Will Make You Shake Your Head Then Laugh Out Loud
"Do not touch bread with hands, please use tongue."
We Know How Much Of A Grammar Nerd You Are Based On How You'd Respond To These Text Messages
Can you handle the bad grammar?
Can You Make It Through This Post Without Throwing Your Phone Across The Room?
Deep breaths. Here we go.
Can You Actually Score 6/11 On This "Lay" Vs. "Lie" Quiz?
This quiz won't lie to you.
Literally Just 25 Pictures You Need In Your Life Today, Trust Us
Tee hee hee hee.
Only An Actual Grammar Expert Can Score 7/12 On This "Effect" Vs. "Affect" Quiz
Don't let the results of this quiz affect you!
Only A Grammar Expert Can Score 7/12 On This "Then" Vs. "Than" Test
It's tougher than you think.
Nothing Chaps My Ass More Than People Who Don't Know These 13 Things
*cues teacher voice* "Listen up, class..."
Can You Get All Seven Of These 6th Grade English Questions Correct?
A basic English grammar quiz.
Can You Ace This "Lose" Vs. "Loose" Quiz Or Do You Need To Go Back To School?
I mean, let's hope so.
Anyone Who Passed Elementary School Should Be Able To Ace This "There, Their, They're" Quiz
There's not much to it.
27 Times People Hilariously Used Quotation Marks Incorrectly
Please use your "finger" to press or sign.
Only A Grammar Expert Will Be Able To Pass This "Its" Vs. "It's" Quiz
It's not that difficult.
Can You Correct The Grammar In These 10 Facts About The Solar Eclipse?
Like a fill-in-the-blanks exercise, but with added celestial awe.
Only A Grammar Expert Will Be Able To Ace This "Your" Vs. "You're" Test
There's a big difference.
There's No Way You're Getting 12/12 In This Spell Check Quiz
Sadly life doesn't come with spel check.
The Best Recurring Joke On "Game Of Thrones" Is About Grammar
You know nothing about grammar, Jon Snow. Light spoilers!
If You Catch 8/10 Of The Mistakes On These Memes, You're A Grammar Genius
Catch me outside — how about that?
Can You Translate 12/12 Of These Basic German Verbs?
Wo ist das kino?
Can You Translate 12/12 Of These Basic French Verbs?
Bonne chance!
Take This Quiz And We'll Tell You If You Properly Use These 20 Phrases
"Grammar: the difference between knowing you're shit and knowing your shit."
15 Reasons Why The English Language Makes Absolutely No Sense
Why? Just, why?
Apparently The Plural Of The Word "Beef" Is "Beeves" For Some Fucked-Up Reason
We need to talk about this.
25 Jokes Guaranteed To Make Grammar Nerds Laugh
"You can't run through a campsite. You can only ran, since it's past tents."
Tell Us Your Funniest, Nerdiest Grammar Joke
"The past, the present, and the future walked into a bar. It was tense."
21 Photos That'll Make You Laugh Then Ask, "OK, But Why?"
I have no idea what's going on anymore.
Are You Better At Grammar Than President Trump?
Who has a better command of the English language: you or the commander in chief? (All answers follow Merriam-Webster, the AP Stylebook, and the BuzzFeed Style Guide.)
