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CAn This CAnny Quiz CAtch You? Jul. 12, 2023
Try taking this quiz on words beginning with "ca" to see whether you'll earn a "C" or an "A": 1. Own... Read More
Stop This Noun Clog Clutter Clotting Now! Jun. 28, 2023
A major bank distributed a document titled "Government Securities Dealership Customer Account Inform... Read More
Reviewing Some Principal Principles Apr. 19, 2023
Bob Calnen of Manchester, Connecticut, is a man of "principles" — and "principals." He loves t... Read More
These Names Are All Over the Place Nov. 23, 2022
During the early 1870s, the residents of a Tennessee hamlet sent a handwritten letter to the federal... Read More
Should 'Halloween' Be Penalized for Clipping? Oct. 19, 2022
I don't mean to sell "Halloween" short, but this word provides a good example of a linguistic proces... Read More
Abbreviations Play Trick or Treat Oct. 12, 2022
Acronyms and initialisms are like the trick or treaters who show up at our doors on Halloween. We TH... Read More
Pls Come 2 Mtg Jul. 20, 2017
Dear Annie: I have noticed a shift in common communication skills over the past few years in the wor... Read More
Working Out a Two-State Solution Aug. 17, 2016
I recently asked readers how many common four-letter words they could make by combining the postal a... Read More
