I’m someone who has to write things down. I know, I know—there’s a perfectly suitable notes app on my phone. + more
I’m someone who has to write things down. I know, I know—there’s a perfectly suitable notes app on my phone. + more
The worst part about this isn’t the second definition. (It was already a problem in 1926, when H. W. Fowler + more
While reading this blog post, I had a vague recollection of my high school English teacher making a very clear distinction between + more
This blog has been active for more than three years now. And I would have bet that, in the 650 + more
Most of you have probably read Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery.” It’s the late author’s most famous short story, and has + more
Looks like KREM 2 News has discovered the SPOMa exhibit at the Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture. Here’s their + more
“Hone in on” has been popping up in conversations lately. We’ve dealt with this issue here before, so I won’t + more
I received an e-newsletter today in which the plural of pizza is spelled pizza’s. For reals. Yeah, yeah—these things happen. + more
It may be “the new Latin,” but American English still has its discontents. Not to mention at least four different + more
How long has it been since we talked grammar? Too long, I’m thinking. So let’s not waste any more time. + more
It’s easy to forget that some of the greatest works of fiction—Proust, Dostoevsky, Kafka—require the work of a translator to + more
Asked whether market research breeds mediocrity, Wally Olins had this to say: “If you are going to create something that is + more
“Writing is your passion. Why not make it your day job, too?” Ugh. Writer’s Digest University is selling this load + more
Keith Houston has done a remarkable job in reducing the history of punctuation down to 530 words. Take a couple of + more