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Explore the differences between enhanced and the newer (by about 100 years) more general adjective improved. Is every imperfect thing subject to both improvement and enhancement? Continue reading...

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On the first Monday in September, the United States observes Labor Day, while Canadians celebrate Labour Day. If you want to know why labour is the accepted spelling in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth countries like Canada, while Americans prefer labor (and color, favor, honor, humor, and neighbor), check out this classic Word Routes column by Ben Zimmer.

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Enhancing the Semantic Experience

Nelson B. said, "Great and fun to read. No improvements needed. :)" - Thursday December 3rd, 6:34 PM

Seven Sentences You Should Stop Writing

Martin J. said, "Good, but could be improved – or enhanced. I’d suggest that, by moving the prepositional phrase to the middle of one of those sentences, it has become..." - Thursday December 3rd, 3:04 PM

Shashidhar S. said, "A well written and eye-opening piece, Daphne. Thanks! It would be a valuable addition to 'Dreyer's English' or 'Several Short Sentences About Writing'..." - Tuesday December 1st, 1:43 AM

Jeff S. said, "One more thought on sentence traps. The "it" and "thing" issue you pointed to are like black holes. Verbs, too. They can mask missed opportunities to..." - Monday November 30th, 3:28 PM

David C. said, "After reading your post, Daphne, the fact that you are grammar helpful was proved beyond doubt by the things you shared. They proved to be or not to..." - Thursday November 26th, 9:50 AM

Full-Contact Experiences with Malarkey

Phil H. said, "You broke my Hilarity Meter this time, Mark." - Saturday November 14th, 4:41 PM

Robert E M. said, "I recomed Mark Peters as the one guy that can garuntee my outloud laugh. Keep puncturing the bloated egos of today." - Friday November 13th, 10:00 AM

Which Way Is Up?

Van M. said, "Like Randy, I wonder about regional variations for some of these - I seem to recall my Southern (US) relatives saying "slow up," while my Northern..." - Tuesday November 10th, 12:34 PM

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Jack B said, "Mark I just came across a great one that I need to share. The "Fact Check" site has an article on the President's allegations of vote fraud. In PA his..." - Monday November 9th, 12:30 PM

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Orin Hargraves said, "Elaine: interesting observation, and it would be useful to look at the distribution of phrasal particles in verbs typically used imperatively: "slow..." - Sunday November 8th, 8:46 AM

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