I recently stumbled across an article about some of the words that are currently being mispronounced by many or most Americans. The list came from the people at the U.S. Captioning Company, which provides subtitles for real-time TV events. (In case you’re wondering, yes, I can mangle as many words as anybody else, just ask […]

According to one cynic, ‘Proverbs are invaluable treasures to dunces with good memories.’

While ‘nobody’ is one word, ‘no one’ consists of two. (Besides, no one should ever write ‘noone’ because, well, it looks like it must be the British spelling of ‘noon.’

People are nice in Nice, France, but do the Polish polish their silver very often? Do people in China have nice china? Is it really rainier on Mount Rainier?

Dorothy Parker chimed in with, “I’m not a writer with a drinking problem, I’m a drinker with a writing problem.”

New York City well-known wordsmiths left their mark on American literature and the Algonquin Hotel.

Coming up with the name for a new product that has real staying power is both art and science.

But when people hear those doughnuts calling their names, or give in to the beckoning of their recliners, they’re using personification.

Ever use the words ‘brunch,’ ‘smog’ or ‘spork’? Then you know the portmanteau!