After consultation with my imaginary friends and enemies, I've assembled a month's share of euphemisms that are, much to our chagrin, real.  Continue reading...

English speakers are comfortable with many plural nouns that take a singular verb, as long as the noun falls into a class that has some familiar companions of the same kind.  Continue reading...

When it comes to euphemisms, English is rich in terms for those with very few brain cells to rub together.  Continue reading...

The language of road signs is intended to be helpful but it sometimes misses the mark.  Continue reading...

Has language taken a subordinate role in the explosion of new media, now that we have so many more metalinguistic ways to message directly than we used to?  Continue reading...

If we were guided by history and etymology, we'd all be proud to wear amateur on our sleeves.  Continue reading...