Love of Language

In a list with more than two items, the word “either” is not needed.

An oldie but a goodie from my Jeopardy! audition. If you see a pine tree, do not take the elevator. "In case of fir," . . .

If you see the mistake, then you know the difference between "then" and "than." Then refers to differences in time (now vs. some other time ["then"]); than refers to a…

Can you spot the error? It might be hard. It's in miniature.

"Latin is a dead language, as dead as dead can be. First it killed the Romans, and now it's killing me" is a common ditty recited by students struggling in…

Cite a source (refer to it). Site a tent (place it somewhere). Sight a ship in the distance (see it). How to remember: A site can be sighted; you can…

If you're trying to impress your customers with your tomatoes, spell their special quality correctly. The i and e are reversed in "heirloom."

Doesn’t that sound better than "acting big"? Not really. It just has more syllables. Some people think that using more syllables makes them sound more impressive. But it doesn’t. One…

Those of you old enough to remember the Rolling Stones hit song remember that it actually goes, "Hey, you, get off of my cloud." My version in the headline demonstrates…

Did you mean "weekend"? (It's missing an n.)