The British U

Sometimes I look at words and they appear to be spelled wrong. It usually happens with common words that I’ve seen and written over and over. Suddenly, something just looks off. I

He's How Old?

I remember my son at 2 years old very well. Even at that age he was a smart, funny young man. Well, he was funny but he didn’t have a sense of

So, What Should We Call It?

“We need something new for our convenience store line. What are you working on?” “People really like Twinkies. Remember when they went away?” “Sure, but what are you going to call them? Nobody

What Means What?

I signed a contract – clearly created from a boilerplate template – with a carpenter doing some repairs at my house and the contract includes the following section titled Gender: > Words in the singular

Blending and Driving

I was passed by a Camaro on the road and rather than possessing a deep-sounding, thrumming, powerful engine, it sounded like a blender. On Frappé.