Grammar Guy
Columnist Curtis Honeycutt welcomed a new baby to his family last week. Ever since, he's been thinking about baby-related language rules.
Does it bother anyone else that the word “subtle” has a silent “b?” Is it ironic that the word subtle means understated? The b in subtle is, t…
Do you have a word that is your verbal kryptonite? A word that you can’t seem to use in the correct context? I don’t, because — after all — I’m the grammar guy.
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