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Since prehistoric times, when tales were told around fires and painted on cave walls, stories have been an essential part of our human experience.
But, it’s in the Dictionary!
Dictionaries are not scripture
Word of the Day: Offhand
Offhand can be used as an adverb, where it means unprepared or brusquely; and as an adjective, where it means casual.
What’s the Time?
In our hectic, deadline-oriented culture, lack of time is often a concern. Here are some time expressions.
The Line is for the Toe
People may imagine that the spelling “tow the line” is correct as it perhaps derives from some nautical activity. However, the correct spelling is “toe” the line.
Do We Really Need “Verbiage” and “Verbage”?
The Dictionary.com definition that sees “verbage” as an assimilation of “verbiage” with “garbage” is not worth the consideration of writers whose goal is to write a form of standard English.
Come Participate in the DWT Poetry Competition
I am pretty sure we have many poets and wanna-be poets among our readers (not to mention the ones who just like to read poetry), so it was about time to run the first DWT Poetry Competition.
Character and Caricature
“Caricature” does not mean the same thing as “character”.
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