Everyone has a plan till they get punched in the mouth. Obviously, this brilliant quote from Iron Mike works both literally and figuratively. But it's a great and timely…
I don't usually indulge in peevery, but I’m making an exception here. Just a small fraction came up at work the other day, and I removed the word small, which…
Pretty disappointed today in my editing brethren after the Associated Press' bombshell that it will no longer make the distinction between more than and over. If Facebook and Twitter are…
Most sports fans have a favorite team and a backup. Sometimes the backup team's from a favorite city. Or maybe if your favorite team is in the Eastern Conference, for…
Yes, well, that's where I am with this post by Kory Stamper, whose blog I found today somehow. I know you're surprised that I would ever be angry about anything,…
I've encountered my share of know-it-alls and fussbudgets in the editing (and writing) world, many of whom probably really believe they are doing God's work and making the world a…
I got to see Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" recently, and it was a dazzling film. Daniel Day-Lewis, of course, was incredible, but he had a great script to work with. Screenwriter…
I have taken (and given) many, many editing tests in my life, and one thing has become very clear to me: I will never be able to spell poinsettia. It…
In the past week or so, I've watched two episodes of "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno." It makes me ashamed a little, but it's not like I planned to…
I'm usually not one to get too twisted up over language errors and typos and such. English is hard, and mistakes will happen. I might have even made some myself…