There are at least two reasons for my success as a professional writer. (And by “success” I mean my ability to convince CK + more
There are at least two reasons for my success as a professional writer. (And by “success” I mean my ability to convince CK + more
Floccinaucinihilipilification (noun) The action or practice of estimating something as worthless. When asked to provide the client with a ballpark + more
From Clear and Simple as the Truth, by Francis-Noël Thomas and Mark Turner: The teaching of writing in America is + more
I’ve noticed a lot of nouning lately. You know, taking a verb and turning it into a noun. Regular readers + more
This article by Steven Pinker is a treasure trove of quotable lines: “Rules of usage are well worth mastering, but they + more
As a writer of no small renown, I’m sometimes asked whether any rules of grammar or usage still have the + more
This may be the dumbest thing in the history of dumb things. It’s an app that promises to help you + more
This is really more of a usage note than a grammar issue, but I was too lazy to come up with + more
Suffering from tuberculosis, the Reverend John Sterling had written to his friend Thomas Carlyle that he had only a few + more
“If you want to succeed in the business world, don’t bother utilizing your bandwidth to drill down on core competencies. + more
postprandial (adjective) Occurring after a meal. Courtney’s steep decline in productivity as the afternoon wore on was initially thought to be + more
The poet, novelist, and essayist Philip Larkin, in an album review for The Daily Telegraph in 1965: I’m afraid I poached Bob + more
“Can metaphors be designed?” asks Michael Erard. They can—and they are: In the 1960s, the US philosopher Donald Schön spent some + more
Regular readers know of my love affair with Field Notes. (See here and here, for instance.) Looks like developer/designer/illustrator Erik Schneider + more
The Reverend Sydney Smith to his son-in-law, Dr. Henry Holland, June 8, 1835—180 years ago today: I am suffering from + more