Lisa McLendonLisa McLendon is the the author of the grammar blog madamgrammar.com. Lisa offers expert guidance on all things words, language, editing and the like. After getting a doctorate in Slavic languages, Lisa spent a dozen years on newspapr copy desks before teaching news editing at the University of North Texas, Friends University in Wichita, and Wichita State University. A member of the American Copy Editors Society (ACES) since 2000, Lisa has presented numerous sessions at national and regional ACES conferences, on topics such as grammar, punctuation, headlines and math. Lisa loves linguistic humor, proper use of the verb "comprise," and numbers that add up. Read More Read Less