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New Books on Language Bring Holiday Cheer Nov. 21, 2018
There's no place like tome for the holidays. These new books will delight the word-lovers on your sh... Read More
Subject and Verb Beg to Disagree Oct. 31, 2018
Q: The lead sentence in a newspaper story stated, "A string of recent announcements promising jobs a... Read More
Language Pitches Some Learning Curves Oct. 24, 2018
Some random dispatches from the Word Front: — Listen and Learn. The recent confirmation hearin... Read More
Should We Be Fraught Over 'Fraught'? Sep. 12, 2018
When a political issue or policy becomes dominant and pervasive, we often develop a shorthand term f... Read More
Stand in Defense of the Truth Aug. 17, 2018
An estimated 200 newspapers across the country are devoting editorial space on Thursday to a joint a... Read More
Thoreau: Don't Be 'Walled In' by Grammar Rules Aug. 01, 2018
"When I read some of the rules for speaking and writing the English language correctly, I think any ... Read More
Is the Spelling 'Birdieing' Subpar? Jul. 11, 2018
"Bubba Watson tips his visor to the crowd after birdieing No. 18 during final round play at the Trav... Read More
Continue Writing to Boy in Navy Jun. 12, 2018
DR. WALLACE: Daniel and I have been friends for over two years. We both graduated in June and the da... Read More
As for Logic, We Could Care Less! May. 09, 2018
"I could care less!" How many times have you heard people say this when they really mean "I couldn't... Read More
Please Take Out the Trash Apr. 09, 2018
DR. WALLACE: I am an amateur writer from Washington state. I'm writing a series of letters to celebr... Read More
These Are Peeves You Don't Want To Pet Mar. 14, 2018
Every so often I let slip the dogs of words and allow my readers' pet peeves to roam ravenously thro... Read More
LYNDA HIRSCH ON TELEVISION -- GOSSIP Mar. 03, 2018
According to several news sources, Winsor Harmon, who played Thorne for over 20 years on "The Bold a... Read More
Let's Play Whack-a-Blunder! Feb. 21, 2018
Step right up, ladies and gentlemen, and try your hand at Whack-a-Blunder! Can you find 25 usage err... Read More
Word Guy Confesses to Being 'Noddy' Jan. 03, 2018
"Even Homer nods," wrote a reader this past year after gently pointing out an error in one of my col... Read More
I'm A Big Fan Of Your Column, However... Nov. 17, 2017
DR. WALLACE: I'm a big fan of your column and generally agree wholeheartedly with the advice you giv... Read More
Sound Emotions Nov. 08, 2017
Eyes may be windows to the soul, but if you really want to know how someone else is feeling, Yale Un... Read More
Why Do We Verb Nouns? Nov. 08, 2017
"Let's Christmas like crazy!" "How do you burger?" "People encored him again and again!" Faithful re... Read More
Reporters Engage in 'Tranche' Warfare Sep. 20, 2017
Reporters covering hurricane disaster relief during recent weeks have been donning their "tranche" c... Read More
It's Time To Leave 'Never-Never'land Aug. 30, 2017
Never begin a sentence with "And" or "But." Never split an infinitive. Never end a sentence with a p... Read More
Save the World Using the Female Imagination: An Interview With Deborah Pratt Aug. 01, 2017
I'm a sci-fi geek, so I knew Deborah Pratt by her work in creating "Quantum Leap." When I had the ch... Read More
