A Walk in the WoRds

I often wonder why it is so common to hear a person say, "I have a doctor's appointment." The noun phrase "doctor's a...

From a reader - I would like to hear your take on people saying, "I've got to..." rather than "I have to..." The com...

A language peeve from a new friend and fellow blogger Only Half Nuts - I think my biggest peeve is people interchanging loose and lose. (As ...

From a reader - Something I hear around here from two different people, both college grads, is the use of "these ones" rather than...

From a reader - I used to monitor the HAM 2-meter frequency which is for local radio communications. Most of the people asked location by sa...

A reader recently commented that it really bothers him when news headlines report a missing person by using the phrase "went missing...

A reader recently asked me to write about one of her language peeves. This reader can't stand it when a person says he or she is "...