Capping the Holidays
In keeping with the festive and festival time of year, I thought I would end Say What! for 2013 with…
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A Matter of One Little Letter
Ever heard of a homophone? No, it’s not that antique thing your grandparents played music on. Homophones are words that…
Everyday Confusion . . . Every Day
Let’s take a look at some words that can either be one word or broken in two. Since the meanings…
Being Forward about Forewords
It really shouldn’t be too hard to keep these words straight, but I see them misspelled all the time. Many…
A Word about Dumb Spell-Checkers
I’m of the opinion we should do away with spell-checkers. For one thing, they’re a bit like calculators (except flawed)….
Share and Share Alike
Would you say “This is Joe’s and Sally’s car” or “This is Joe and Sally’s car”? This type of question…
Messy Plurals
Plurals can get messy. and the rules even messier. The Chicago Manual of Style tends toward logic, but in certain cases…
Acronyms and Periods
Back in the day, it seemed we put periods in every acronym. Much of that has changed from when I…
Abbreviated Details
We writers occasionally use abbreviations in our writing, so there are a few fairly intuitive rules that apply to these…
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