The Assassination of Henry Fowler by the Coward Robert Burchfield
by David Russinoff
A Stylish Inauguration Speech by Richard Lederer
Culture and Society: Notes from Planet America by John Kilgore
A Royal Pain by David Galef
Life Tales: Long Live, My Lolita! by Barbara Goldowsky
Vocabula Revisited: To Wit by Tina Bennett
Poem: Envy by David Radavich
The Elder Statesman: A Primer on Sapanese by Clark Elder Morrow
Bethumped with Words: Winterbourne, a Winter Word by Bill Casselman
The Common Reader: Life Lessons from Barsetshire by Kevin Mims
Knight on the Journalistic Style: Play the Music? Practice the Skill by Robert Knight
Language Module 39: Transfixation by Roger Rondeau
Disagreeable English
Clues to Concise Writing
Scarcely Used Words
Poem of the Month
Gotcha Grammar
Why Do People Vote Against Their Own Interests? Or, What Do Our Schools Apparently Not Do? by Tim Lyons
We All Speak Movie Lines by Richard Lederer
Culture and Society: Killing Tom Dooley by John Kilgore
Message from the Infinitive by Janet Byron Anderson
No Longer at the Post by Larry Lefkowitz
Vocabula Revisited: Crying Over Split Milk by Joseph Epstein
The Elder Statesman: Academese by Clark Elder Morrow
Bethumped with Words: The Bogus Word Paraprosdokian and Lazy Con Artists of Academe by Bill Casselman
Harrison's Corner: The Virus of Ignorance by Carey Harrison
Knight on the Journalistic Style: Misusing English for Propaganda and Profit
by Robert Knight
Language Module 40: Chemistry Vocabulary by Roger Rondeau
Disagreeable English
On Dimwitticisms
Clues to Concise Writing
Scarcely Used Words
Poem of the Month
Gotcha Grammar
Newly Coined Words
Laconic by Julian Burnside
Contract or Novella? by Mark Painter
Playing with Accordion Words by Richard Lederer
SAT or Sad? by Susan Lear Weisgrau
Culture and Society: Torture ... and the Torture Literature by Mark Halpern
Book Excerpt: Farnsworth's Classical English Rhetoric by Ward Farnsworth
Vocabula Revisited: Small Talk by Anna Jean Mallinson
The Elder Statesman: Fictions, Legal and Otherwise by Clark Elder Morrow
Bethumped with Words: The Origin of Amuse Is Not Amusing! by Bill Casselman
The Common Reader: Dancing on Oatmeal: Helen Robertson's Grand Tour by Kevin Mims
Knight on the Journalistic Style: Journalism? Academic, My Dear Wordsmiths
by Robert Knight
Language Module 41: Language Symmetry by Roger Rondeau
Disagreeable English
On Dimwitticisms
Clues to Concise Writing
Scarcely Used Words
Poem of the Month
Gotcha Grammar
Vocabula Poll
Newly Coined Words
The Self-Mutilation of the OED by Clark Elder Morrow
The Tyranny of White Space by Helen Lang Leath
A Fair Dinkum Guide to Speaking Strine by Richard Lederer
Two Thousand Words About a Word by Clark Elder Morrow
Book Review: You Are What You Speak by Mark Halpern
Tabula Rasa: A Useful Latin Phrase by Bill Casselman
Goodnight Moon: A Tribute by David Russinoff
Journalism, Toon-Writing and the SpaceTime Continuum by Robert Knight
Vocabula Revisited: I Don't Wanna Grow Up: Adolescent Adulthood and How to Overcome It by Jeff Minick
Language Module 42: Alphabet Symmetry by Roger Rondeau
Disagreeable English
On Dimwitticisms
Clues to Concise Writing
Scarcely Used Words
Poem of the Month
Vocabula Poll
Newly Coined Words
Billet-Doux by Bill Casselman
Another Plea for Avoidance of "Singular They" by Robert Hollander
Good Words from the Good Book by Richard Lederer
The "Pimp-Ho-John" Lexicon by Clark Elder Morrow
An Appreciation: The Great Mystery of Words by Carey Harrison
Ilse and Max, or the Future of English by Skip Eisiminger
Vocabula Revisited: Too Wretched for Words by Christopher Orlet
Language Module 43: Specialists on the Wing by Roger Rondeau
Disagreeable English
On Dimwitticisms
Clues to Concise Writing
Scarcely Used Words
Gotcha Grammar
Poem of the Month
Vocabula Poll
Newly Coined Words
Literary Hateful by John Kilgore
Authors Wanted (Inquire Within) by David Radavich
Your Travel Experience: There Are Words to Describe It by Arthur Plotnik
Holy Moses! by Richard Lederer
The Many Names of Egypt by Bill Casselman
The Language of Music Criticism by Clark Elder Morrow
Book Excerpt: Thingamajigs and Whatchamacallits by Rod L. Evans
Vocabula Revisited: The Ultimate Legal Thriller by Kevin Mims
Language Module 44: Football vs. Baseball by Roger Rondeau
Gotcha Grammar
Poem of the Month: The Bat
Vocabula Poll
Newly Coined Words
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On the Origin of Language by Mark Halpern
Is Shakespeare Hiding in the Bible? by Richard Lederer
Ambiguous "Comprise": Correspondence by John Kilgore
Talking About Brevity with High School Seniors by Susan Lear Weisgrau
Gentian: Origin of a Flower Name by Bill Casselman
Your Results May Vary by Judy Gruen
Book Excerpt: Wicked Good Words by Mim Harrison
Vocabula Revisited: On the Comma's Cutting Edge by Mark Zimmermann
Gotcha Grammar
Vocabula Poll
Newly Coined Words
The Like Virus by David Grambs
Of Concordances, the Spider Guy, and Other Matters: A Rumination by Michael Berberich
Gin, Anyone? Or, How Did Gynecology Become a Guy Thing? by Henry Ansgar Kelly
Arabber by John E. McIntyre
The Canadian Oxford Dictionary: Obtuse Indeed by John Worsley Simpson
Cutting and Splicing by Valerie Collins
Lawyers vs. Language by Kelly Cannon
The Last Words by Christopher Orlet
Gotcha Grammar
Newly Coined Words
Putting a Finger on Our Education Problem: A Veteran English Professor Adds a Literary Touch by Paul Zolbrod
Heavy Sentences by Joseph Epstein
Boys and Reading by Jeff Minick
Algebra, Elegance, and Eloquence by Clark Elder Morrow
Making the Alphabet Dance by Richard Lederer
Disfluency Is Rife by Bill Casselman
Culture and Society: How to Argue in America: Notes for Reps, Guests, and Debaters by John Kilgore
The 2011 Vocabula Well-Written Writing Contest Winners
On Character and Literary Style by Kevin Mims
Back to School by Carey Harrison
Vocabula Revisited: Perilous Pronouns by Ada Brunstein
Language Module 45: Corporate Names by Roger Rondeau
Clues to Concise Writing
Scarcely Used Words
Gotcha Grammar
Vocabula Poll
Newly Coined Words
Disagreeing to Agree: by John Kilgore
Entomophage by Bill Casselman
Memorizing Poems by Jean Mallinson
A Halloween Pumpkin Quiz by Richard Lederer
Book Excerpt: Robert Hartwell Fiske's Dictionary of Unendurable English: A Compendium of Mistakes in Grammar, Usage, and Spelling with Commentary on Lexicographers and Linguists by Robert Hartwell Fiske
America's Shame by Carey Harrison
Edith Nesbit: An Appreciation by Clark Elder Morrow
Why America May Soon Start to Miss Its Big Chain Bookstores by Kevin Mims
The Wonder of Eastern European Loanwords by Sean A. Guynes
Vocabula Revisited: Prescriptivism and Descriptivism: What Are They at Root? by Mark Halpern
Language Module 46: The Name Game: Onomastic Gymnastics by Roger Rondeau
Clues to Concise Writing
Scarcely Used Words
Gotcha Grammar
Vocabula Poll
Kindle at the Cleaners by Joseph Epstein
Catch-22 and Other Titular Numbers by Richard Lederer
Share, Borrow, or Steal by Steven Cushing
"Playing with" and Art World Discourse by Kerr Houston
Pukka, Sahib! Top-Drawer! by Bill Casselman
Culture and Society: On Chickenshit by Caleb S. Cage
A Quiz on Calques by Jeremiah Reedy
The Glory and the Shame by Carey Harrison
How I Spent My Summer Vacation by Kevin Mims
Vocabula Revisited: guardian | guidewords by Michael J. Sheehan
Clues to Concise Writing
Scarcely Used Words
Gotcha Grammar
Vocabula Poll
Newly Coined Words
A Counterattack on Failing Grammar by Carey Harrison
A Modest Bouquet of Rare Verbal Blossoms or Obscure Words Worth Revival by Bill Casselman
Women Wits: Connecting the Dots by Clark Elder Morrow
Comma Complaint by Donna Gorrell
The Language of Film by Richard Lederer
Vocabula Revisited: Shoptalk by Robert McHenry
Language Module 47: Oreo Words by Roger Rondeau
Clues to Concise Writing
Scarcely Used Words
Newly Coined Words
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