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Naughty Language and Choosing a Career Path Sep. 09, 2016
Dear Family Coach: I recently overheard my 13-year-old daughter and her friends talking, and they we... Read More
Complicating the Obvious Jan. 05, 2016
Engineers who design computerized products and services seem to have an almost fanatical determinati... Read More
Politi-speak: Who Needs Clarity? Aug. 23, 2015
I get paid to listen to people (mostly politicians) talk at length while saying as little as possibl... Read More
Vacation (Part 4 of 4) Aug. 08, 2015
Iceland, you tricky little nymph. The land of pranksters, fooling would-be invaders by naming their ... Read More
Let's Recognize Who the Real Haters Are Apr. 03, 2015
One may reasonably wonder whether the militant left in this country is solely dedicated to manufactu... Read More
In Her Grief, Tamir Rice's Mother Stands Alone Mar. 04, 2015
Even when Samaria Rice is surrounded by others, as she was at Tuesday's news conference, she still s... Read More
Moving Forward, Language Fizzled in 2014 Dec. 24, 2014
The year gone by, Two-Oh-Fourteen, Wreaked havoc on the verbal scene. Events concocted dreadful phra... Read More
Strange Brew
Aug. 22, 2014
For Whom the 'Tell' Tolls Jun. 18, 2014
While grading a student's paper the other day, I came across this sentence: "The cost of the U.S. In... Read More
Giving 'the Both' the Boot May. 28, 2014
Q: As a former English teacher (Is one really ever a former English teacher?), I am bothered by the ... Read More
How to Avoid 'Trash Talk' May. 21, 2014
When flight attendants collect our napkins, plastic cups and cellophane wrappers before a landing, t... Read More
Wizard of Id
Apr. 17, 2014
Flo & Friends
Apr. 14, 2014
'An Hotel' Draws Many Reservations Apr. 09, 2014
Q: I notice that the word "hotel" is often preceded with the word "an," as in "We searched for an ho... Read More
The More You Learn, The Better Your Memory Mar. 06, 2014
An intriguing recent report showed that the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease was reduced by mo... Read More
Speaking Spanish Would be More Beneficial Jan. 27, 2014
DR. WALLACE: I'm in the 9th grade, and starting next semester, I'm going to start taking a foreign l... Read More
Agnes
Jan. 19, 2014
Free Range
Jan. 09, 2014
Teaching Manners and Ethics to a Coworker: Modern Day 'My Fair Lady' Jan. 09, 2014
Q: I am from a working class family, so I am neither arrogant nor uppity, but I work with a woman wh... Read More
The Freakin' FCC: The Increasingly Incomprehensible Ban on Broadcast Indecency Jan. 10, 2012
My daughters, who range in age from 5 to 18, watch TV programs and movies on DVDs, on smart phones, ... Read More
