Language doesn't change very much in 85 years but it changes enough for the modern reader to uncover a few surprises.  Continue reading...

Will you drive a ZEV, a PHEV, or an ICE? A Lightning, an Ioniq, or an e-Tron? Here are some of the names and terms you'll need to know to navigate the evolving landscape of electric vehicles.  Continue reading...

Check out this month's euphemism roundup or as I like to call it, a bushel of hooey.  Continue reading...

The COVID-19 vaccines are here — and so are a lot of new words and brand names.  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...

A new book by Ralph Keyes looks at how words are invented and why some sizzle while others fizzle.  Continue reading...