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Do You Like Spinach More Than Me? Nov. 03, 2021
Q: In a recent television commercial, someone said, "I am not afraid of companies bigger than us." M... Read More
Patient Survey Summons 'Room'inations Oct. 20, 2021
After a recent visit to the doctor's office, I was asked to fill out a survey on my "patient experie... Read More
Ladling Out Some Alphabet Soup Sep. 29, 2021
Loyal readers have just scooped up the latest batch of errors in newspapers and other publications. ... Read More
I Know There's a 'Rifle' in There Somewhere! Sep. 15, 2021
I was riffling through my mailbox the other day, when I came across this letter from John Daigle of ... Read More
Prefixes 'En' and 'In' Battle for Dominance Aug. 25, 2021
Q. When should "enclosed" be used vs. "inclosed"? Is there a difference in meaning? — Katherin... Read More
This Reader and I Are 'Like' Minded Aug. 04, 2021
Q: I know that the sentence "He looks like me" is correct usage. Does the same apply in sentences su... Read More
Pet Peeves Pounce on Prancing Prey Jul. 07, 2021
I occasionally ask readers to unleash their pet peeves about grammar and usage. While at first, thes... Read More
June 16, 2021 Jun. 16, 2021
Dear Annie: When is enough, enough? My granddaughter is getting married for the third time in August... Read More
Is Your Mettle Forged From Metal? Take This Quiz! May. 05, 2021
Let's put the "you" in usage! See whether you can choose the correct word from each pair of oft-conf... Read More
Perfectionist and Pragmatist Form a 'More Perfect' Union Apr. 14, 2021
The perfectionist Sue Perlative and the pragmatist Ev Reethings Relative visited an antique show on ... Read More
Avoid Snacking on Linguistic Bonbons Mar. 24, 2021
We all have our nasty little habits: binge-eating potato chips, chomping on gum and reading columns ... Read More
Don't Get Possessive About Attributive Nouns Mar. 17, 2021
Q. Should the title of a school club be written "Future Teachers' Club" (with an apostrophe) or "Fut... Read More
And Now for a Lesson in 'Onto'logy Feb. 24, 2021
I, the all-powerful, all-knowing Word Guy, have a confession: I'm sometimes not sure whether to use ... Read More
Word Guy Gets a Taste of His Own Medicine Dec. 30, 2020
"Physician, heal thyself!" When I see that subject line in my email inbox, I know exactly what's com... Read More
New Books About Language Bring Holiday Cheer Nov. 25, 2020
During this pandemic-punctured holiday season, why not brighten the lives of your friends and family... Read More
Do You Know the 'Bear' Facts of Usage? Nov. 18, 2020
Who said fairy tales were simple? See whether you can choose the correct words on this quiz about Go... Read More
Getting the Better of Bete Noires Oct. 28, 2020
We all encounter recurring questions about grammar, usage, punctuation or spelling that bedevil us e... Read More
Give These Sentences a CAT Scan Sep. 30, 2020
Cats have nine lives, and this quiz on verb use has nine questions. Choose the correct verbs and you... Read More
And Now for Some Literary 'Critter'cism Aug. 12, 2020
Edith Frankel of Hannawa Falls, New York, sent me this sentence from Science News: "An array of crit... Read More
August 7, 2020 Aug. 07, 2020
Dear Annie: About three years ago, I did something very stupid. I looked at a solar eclipse. I thoug... Read More
