It seems that any time someone laments the deterioration of our language, there’s a knee-jerk response from the perpetrators, smugly + more
It seems that any time someone laments the deterioration of our language, there’s a knee-jerk response from the perpetrators, smugly + more
Even though it’s a bit, well…jarring to see Dostoevsky and Chaucer on the same list as Stephenie Meyer, it’s worth + more
This, my friends, is what’s called a “truism”: a self-evident, obvious truth. It could even be considered somewhat tautological. But + more
It’s been a while since we last flexed our grammar muscles here at the last word. And since few things + more
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