http://www.sinandsyntax.info A site for those interested in wicked good prose. Sat, 15 Sep 2007 00:14:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Sin and Syntax has been called a subversive grammar guide. But its ultimate purpose isn’t good grammar; it’s prose that makes us laugh, well up with tears, or just say “ahhhh.” Likewise, this blog isn’t about playing “gotcha.” It’s about showing that a deep sense of how English works saves us ... http://www.sinandsyntax.info/blog/preamble/ A listener writes to a radio show via www.kpbs.org/words: My concern today is with the plural of the word email. It doesn't sound right to me when some one says "We received a lot of emails concerning today's pod cast." The plural mail is mail. So doesn't it sound better to ... http://www.sinandsyntax.info/blog/the-plural-of-the-word-email/