Do you have problems with English grammar!

As I solved a New York Times Anacrostic, its quotation stirred my curiosity.  The words came from a highly acclaimed book called "Woe Is I," by Patricia O'Conner.

I obtained a sample for my Kindle and had an "eye-opening" experience right from the first chapter.  It solved some problems that I have always had with English grammar.

Problem:  "its" or "it's"?

Solution:  1.  "Its" is the possessive 

                 2.  If you can substitute "it is," use "it's".

Now, isn't that easy?

Problem:  "whose" or "who's"?

Solution:  1.  "whose" is the possessive.

                 2.  If you can substitute "who is," use                            "who's."

Easy again?

Grammatical examples to remember:

"Who is doing what to whom?"

"Who with" is better than "with whom."  

All that and I haven't even finished Chapter One.

Saving the right stuff.

Archive activity is in the news these days.  Boston University has The Howard Gottlieb Archival Research Center, which holds material from over 2,000 individuals and organizations, some dating back to the Renaissance.

Among this material are some very interesting things.

Nixon's Resignation Letter

Vulcan Ears from Spock

Martin Luther King's Briefcase

The archives collections span nine miles of shelves and is one of the few archives that actively collects from people who are still alive.

Some other items in the archive:

Fred Astaire's Tap Shoes

Robin Williams' Stand-up Notes

A Page from the Gutenberg Bible.

I'll bet my fellow BU alumni didn't know this archive existed.

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