Allan Metcalf makes a persuasive case for “OK”—a word my great-grandmother forbade.
Allan Metcalf makes a persuasive case for “OK”—a word my great-grandmother forbade.
What began ten years ago as a low-paying gig writing snarky music reviews for an “alternative” weekly has led to + more
Over at City Journal, Clark Whelton, a former speechwriter for Ed Koch and Rudy Giuliani, tracks the decline and fall + more
One of my favorite magazines talks about one of my favorite reference books. Here’s the money quote: You don’t open + more
The aim of proper punctuation is not just to blindly hew to a set of inflexible rules; it’s to clarify. + more
Behold! The Omnificent English Dictionary In Limerick Form—quite possibly the greatest achievement in publishing since Euclid’s Elements was first set + more
Turns out Vladimir Nabokov—author of Bend Sinister, Lolita, and Pale Fire, among others—was right all along when he hypothesized that + more
Like supreme court justice Antonin “The Hammer” Scalia, I skipped last night’s State of the Union speech. It’s not a + more
The decline and fall of Western Civilization continues apace, courtesy of some weenies busybodies up north: The Dire Straits song + more
In my capacity as a professional writer and editor, I’ve learned that, for the most part, the rest of the + more
The Oregon Department of Education is allowing the use of spell check on the state’s required writing exam. Even more + more
For years I’ve labored under the misconception that “hung” really ought not to be used unless you’re speaking of a + more
Ben Yagoda has a revealing article over at the Chronicle of Higher Education website, in which he correctly identifies the + more
The phrase “take a different tact” seems to be rearing its ugly head more often these days. Perhaps I’m more + more
The National Post’s Robert Fulford has the goods on “one of the great comeback stories in the history of competitive + more