Marvin Gaye, Led Zepplin and the Stone Poneys are among the performers in the music business that altered the spelling of their names.
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In a word: FPOTUS, Q, raid and other Mar-a-Lago gifts
The search … er … raid at the former president’s estate in Florida has offered up a host of words and terms to examine.
In a word: Dwarves, guests, heirs and other rule breakers
There are many rules to English that help with spelling and pronouncing our language, and just as many exceptions to those rules.
In a word: COVID and the ‘word of the year’ phenomenon
Dictionary editors were known for issuing their favorite ‘word of the year.’ Then 2020 happened.
In a word: Oh bubba! Exploring American dialects
Many experts argue that what now passes for standard English is pretty much what we’d hear if we listen to the way that Northern or Midwestern newscasters talk.
In a word: Terms that are befuddling many Americans
Push p whenever you can, and try not to get cheugy with it.
In a word: Isograms, pangrams and even more word tricks
‘Mr. Jock, TV quiz PhD, bags few lynx’ is considered the perfect pangram because it uses each letter only once.
In a word: New-word strategery for not looking stupider
Hold your tongue. That word your neighbor just used may not sound like a real word, but irregardless, it could be legit.
In a word: Puns: ‘The highest form of literature’ or ‘the wurst?’
“Of puns it has been said that those who most dislike them are those who are least able to utter them,” said Edgar Allan Poe.
In a word: HIJack, frEEEr and other words of distinction
Taking things to the extreme is ‘greenskeeper,’ which uses the same vowel five times, while “strengths” is the longest word to use just one vowel one time.