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Abbreviations Play Trick or Treat Oct. 12, 2022
Acronyms and initialisms are like the trick or treaters who show up at our doors on Halloween. We TH... Read More
Let's Do Some 'Comparipun' Shopping! Oct. 05, 2022
Congress has passed more phony bills than a counterfeiter. An inhibited person has more hang-ups tha... Read More
Doing a Number on Numbers Sep. 28, 2022
A number of readers have raised a number of questions about numbers. Gregory Fischer of Allentown, N... Read More
Verbal Villains Vex Blooper Patrol Sep. 21, 2022
In these 12 sentences snared by the Word Guy Blooper Patrol, the word choice "dozen" make sense. Can... Read More
Misuse of 'As' Can Cause Fumbles Sep. 14, 2022
The tiny word "as," like a routine handoff in football, smoothly links one part of the action to ano... Read More
Let's Take a Timeout on 'Times Less' Aug. 31, 2022
I owe the IRS four times less money than I did last year. Brand X is three times less powerful than ... Read More
Now, That's Double Talk! Oct. 09, 2019
The Department of Repetitive Redundancy, led by its leaders Pete and Re-Pete, who are a pair of twin... Read More
Husband Looking at Porn and More Dec. 14, 2017
Dear Annie: My husband and I have been married for 22 years, and to my knowledge, he has always been... Read More
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