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Services Temporarily Disrupted Oct. 05, 2023
I've never been one to keep a daily journal. I wish I would have done that, though. I would love to ... Read More
Subject/Verb Disagreement Sets off Fireworks Oct. 04, 2023
Q: Which sentence is correct: "The last thing he needed WAS fireworks" or "The last thing he needed ... Read More
Do You Know Noah? Sep. 27, 2023
Noah Webster (1758 — 1843) is widely regarded as "The Father of American English." He's most f... Read More
Blooper Patrol Settles the Score Sep. 20, 2023
Eagle-eyed members of the Word Guy Blooper Patrol have detected a score of linguistic blunders in ne... Read More
Frankly, My Dear, I Don't Give a... Sep. 13, 2023
I'm embroiled in a "damn" dispute. A while back, I wrote that the last word in the phrase "not worth... Read More
Explore Your Human 'G' Known Sep. 06, 2023
Select the correct "G" words on this quiz, and you'll be a "G" whiz! 1. When the candidate realized ... Read More
These Words Are Based on 'Sound' Judgment Aug. 30, 2023
"Bar-bar-bar." That's what the speech of strange, foreign tribes sounded like to the ancient Greeks.... Read More
Latin Root 'Caper' Has Got Your Goat Aug. 23, 2023
Picture a taxi cab leaping through heavy traffic like an acrobatic billy goat. In fact, the word "ca... Read More
Dial 'M' for Misuse Aug. 16, 2023
Many words beginning with "m" are easily confused with one another. Can you select the correct "m" w... Read More
Readers 'Letter' Rip! Aug. 09, 2023
Do you know why the call letters of most radio TV stations east of the Mississippi begin with a W, w... Read More
When Tech Terms 'Fly' Astray Aug. 02, 2023
Using a technical or scientific term incorrectly is like using a computer keyboard to swat a fly. Yo... Read More
Verbs 'Conjugate' at the Gym Jul. 26, 2023
In today's episode, Hulk Hogan takes his grandnephew Winky on a tour of the Verb Gym... Hulk: Look! ... Read More
Waste No Time in Reading This Column! Jul. 19, 2023
Today's column is a grab bag of linguistic tidbits. — When I write college recommendations for... Read More
CAn This CAnny Quiz CAtch You? Jul. 12, 2023
Try taking this quiz on words beginning with "ca" to see whether you'll earn a "C" or an "A": 1. Own... Read More
Torrent of Mixed Metaphors Rages Like Wildfire Jul. 05, 2023
"It's just a blatant smoke screen to keep on feathering the nest." This sentence, recently uttered b... Read More
Stop This Noun Clog Clutter Clotting Now! Jun. 28, 2023
A major bank distributed a document titled "Government Securities Dealership Customer Account Inform... Read More
I'm Shocked, Shocked to Find These Errors! Jun. 21, 2023
No experience is more delicious than catching someone in an act of hypocrisy. And that goes double w... Read More
Answering a Raft of Moot Questions Jun. 14, 2023
Q: What's your opinion on double possessives? When describing Huckleberry Finn and Jim floating down... Read More
When Caterpillars 'Butterfly' into Verbs Jun. 07, 2023
In recent years, usage purists have been wringing their hands helplessly as lowly, immobile caterpil... Read More
Pronoun Choice Can Lead to Double Bogey May. 31, 2023
Which sentence is correct? "My husband likes golf more than I," or "My husband likes golf more than ... Read More
