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Experts Have Pronounced Differences Over 'Ukraine' Dec. 04, 2019
Today, some random dispatches from the Word Front ... — Scratching Our U-craniums Recent test... Read More
There's a Lot in a Name Jun. 20, 2018
Dear Annie: Seventy-one years ago, my father decided to honor his kid brother and heritage by naming... Read More
A Cleveland Bee Heard Round the World May. 30, 2018
When May and June meet, it's spelling season. What's more American than a spelling bee? Not even bas... Read More
The Partnerless Life Jan. 01, 2018
Dear Annie: I am 56 years old. When I was 44, my wife and I divorced after 17 years of marriage. I t... Read More
Disowned but Invited May. 27, 2017
Dear Annie: I am a widow with many children and stepchildren, who all are adults. Most of us get alo... Read More
For Whom the 'Tell' Tolls Jun. 18, 2014
While grading a student's paper the other day, I came across this sentence: "The cost of the U.S. In... Read More
Using 'Times Less' Multiplies Confusion May. 07, 2014
Q: I often hear sentences like this: "We had three times less rain this year than last." I think wha... Read More
Why the Throes Can Be the Pits Apr. 30, 2014
"I couldn't finish my paper because my family is in the throes of moving," a student told me last we... Read More
Getting a Handle on My Handwriting Apr. 15, 2014
I jot little notes to myself throughout the day: ideas for things to write about or guests to book o... Read More
Countdown to Controversy Mar. 26, 2014
If David Letterman can devise top 10 lists, we letter men and women can do it, too. Here are today's... Read More
Free Range
Mar. 21, 2014
Linguists at the End of Their Rope Mar. 12, 2014
Can you find 25 usage errors in the following story about a tug of war between the Prescriptivists a... Read More
Giving Letters the Silent Treatment Feb. 05, 2014
Should you pronounce the "t" in "often"? The "l" in "almond"? Though "often" was pronounced with a "... Read More
Extra! Extra! Headlines Take Headers! Jan. 29, 2014
Readers often send me collections of funny headlines, but I don't use them in my column because I ca... Read More
Coming Clean About 2013 Jan. 08, 2014
As the new year dawns, it's time for me to fess up to the mistakes I made in my column last year. C... Read More
Agnes
Jan. 06, 2014
