Current in Carmel October 9, 2012 An end for prepositions I received an e-mail recently from reader Eric Edwards, 65, of Fishers, with a list…
Current in Carmel October 2, 2012 Look-alike syndrome English is a funny language sometimes. There are around 500,000 words in the Oxford English…
Current in Carmel September 25, 2012 Knock, knock, I am here Question: Knock, knock. Who’s there? It’s me … umm … I mean, it’s I? Which…
Current in Carmel September 18, 2012 Ten items or fewer Question: I really enjoyed your article about the differences between “effect” and “affect.” I wonder…
Current in Carmel September 10, 2012 Grammar in print I’ve written weekly columns on and off since I was 17 (which is almost eight…
Current in Carmel September 2, 2012 Apostrophes and plurals Question: I’m a big fan of music from the 1960s. I’ve seen it written a…
Current in Carmel August 27, 2012 Using affect/effect effectively Question: “I’ve always had trouble using affect and effect correctly. What is the proper way…