A reader left a message for an editor last week, saying that we had made a grammar error in the… Read more »
Monthly Archives: May 2010
They are different from you and me: Lax usage
People who have worked hard at perfecting their writing and language use sometimes cringe when they read or hear what… Read more »
Can you feel what I feel? Empathy's adjective
A reader sent me an e-mail message about word usage in a caption that appeared on the Sports front This… Read more »
Arguing with idioms: Batten down the hatches
A quote in a New York Times story that The N&O used in print inspired my latest idiom research. Here… Read more »
Word choices we have to make: Grammar Guide quiz
Copy editors learn early in their training to distinguish commonly confused words. Stylebooks and writing manuals have entries and lists… Read more »
Sometimes grass is only sleeping: Chinglish in translation
The New York Times has an interesting article about a commission’s efforts in Shanghai to make public signs and menus… Read more »