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Memory Woes May. 14, 2018
Q: My No. 1 frustration with aging is how forgetful I seem to be. What's especially irritating is th... Read More
America Insults Intelligent and Educated People May. 04, 2018
There was controversy about it, but the Inuit famously and really do have at least 50 words for snow... Read More
Readers Surmise That Bloopers Arise Apr. 25, 2018
The Word Guy Blooper Patrol has been working overtime to send me mistakes that have appeared in prin... Read More
The Most Dangerous Words in America Mar. 07, 2018
Product warning labels can sometimes be hilarious: "Remove child before washing" on a pair of kids' ... Read More
Keep Calm and Carry On Nov. 03, 2017
Keep calm and carry on. Those words, though not appearing as extensively on posters in wartime Brita... Read More
An American President and the World Oct. 28, 2017
The release by the Trump administration of thousands of pages of classified documents related to the... Read More
I Know Where You're Coming From Jul. 12, 2017
Trick question: If it's "quarter of four in Boston," what time is it in Seattle? Answer: "Twelve for... Read More
Hurtling Past Linguistic Hurdles Nov. 09, 2016
Today I confront five of my linguistic bugaboos — usage choices that perplex me every time I e... Read More
Words Versus Deeds Oct. 11, 2016
Donald Trump's gutter talk about women shows yet again that he is bad news. The problem is that Hill... Read More
Your 'Quiz'otic Quest Starts Here Sep. 21, 2016
Bob Barton of Farmington, Conn., has kindly sent me a list of frequently confused words compiled dur... Read More
A Broadcast Gone Terribly Wrong Aug. 24, 2016
We begin our newscast with breaking news from Charlie Jargon with the Channel 99 mobile newsroom . .... Read More
Petulant, Partisan President Obama Needs a Reality Check Jun. 17, 2016
In my most recent column, I discussed President Obama's disgraceful reaction to the Islamic terroris... Read More
Complicating the Obvious Jan. 05, 2016
Engineers who design computerized products and services seem to have an almost fanatical determinati... Read More
They All Have an Answer for Terror; Take Their Word for It Dec. 09, 2015
All a politician really has are words. They are his only weapon, his only sword, his only shield. Ev... Read More
'No Love Loss' Should Get 'Lost' Oct. 07, 2015
Q: Occasionally, I send a tweet or post a comment elsewhere on social media regarding someone or som... Read More
Politi-speak: Who Needs Clarity? Aug. 23, 2015
I get paid to listen to people (mostly politicians) talk at length while saying as little as possibl... Read More
Academic Fascism II Aug. 19, 2015
Last week's column highlighted college campus absurdities and the ongoing attack on free speech and ... Read More
Let's Recognize Who the Real Haters Are Apr. 03, 2015
One may reasonably wonder whether the militant left in this country is solely dedicated to manufactu... Read More
College Campus Update Mar. 04, 2015
President Barack Obama wants Americans to dig deeper into our pockets to expand college education. L... Read More
Moving Forward, Language Fizzled in 2014 Dec. 24, 2014
The year gone by, Two-Oh-Fourteen, Wreaked havoc on the verbal scene. Events concocted dreadful phra... Read More
