Dictionary adds ‘bitcoin,’ ‘twerk’

I have written often about language as a fluid, evolving system. Dictionaries – the guide…

September 10, 2013

Free yourself from ‘for free’

Question: “Are you brave enough to tackle ‘for free?’ Obviously it should be either ‘free,’…

September 4, 2013

I’ve always been sensitive to grammar errors, but since I started writing this column, I…

August 27, 2013

Question: “My pet peeve is the misplacement of “very” in the heightening of the phrase ‘I am…

August 20, 2013

Question: “People at my office often talk about their ‘brother-in-laws’ or ‘sister-in-laws,’ and it drives…

June 18, 2013

Question: “In the following hypothetical example, is Dick considered a ‘trustee in trust,’ or only…

June 11, 2013

I had the peculiar fortune of hearing this cringe-worthy statement the other day: “I can’t…

June 3, 2013

Question: “Dear Grammar Guy, there is a relatively new trend among younger writers and, as…

May 27, 2013

GRAMMAR GUY By Jordan Fischer Question: “I hear people mixing up ‘well’ and ‘good’…

May 21, 2013

GRAMMAR GUY By Jordan Fischer Question: “How about the proper use of ‘hanged’ versus…