A Word, Please ...

Here is where we celebrate English etymology and all of its wondrous, humorous and rich quirks.

Repetitive Redundancies Dept. -- #1

Ah yes, the unnecessary modifier. Writing instructors and journalists have railed for millennia against those words that sound...

The Ridiculously Wonderful Language

There is a scene from the movie "Sophie's Choice" that to me encapsulates the wonder ... and the frustration ... of the English language....