Archives for November, 2008
- Word of the Day: Karma
- Words to Describe Fearful Recoil
- English Words Spelled with 3-letter /ī/
- We’re in the Pink
- What is a Split Infinitive?
- The Difference Between “Un-” and “Dis-“
- Hermes, God of the Word
- Numskulls, Noodles, and Nincompoops
- Word of the Day: Aura
- What is Dative Case?
- To “B” or Not to “B”
- Should THAT Be Allowed to Stand In for WHO?
- Be Your Own Ideal Reader
- Words to Describe Degrees of Religiosity
- Don’t Blame the Americans for this One!
- Grammar Done Right – Interview With Karen Reddick
- “A Historic” or “An Historic” Event?
- Use Modal Verbs With Care
- Idiots, Imbeciles, and Morons
- Hurray for “Slew!”
- “Colloquial” Does Not Have to Equate with “Ignorant”
- Everybody is a Native Speaker, Nobody is a Native Writer
- Is “Religulous” A Word?
- Here Come the Candidates
- Hoist With His Own Petard
- Word of the Day: Stentorian