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Caught in the meddle, medal, metal and mettle

March 14, 2019 SST

By Curtis Honeycutt I had a friend visit me the other day to tell me about a problem. I listened to her secret shame and consoled her. Under the veil of anonymity, she agreed to […]

The top 10 funniest words in the English language, according to science

March 7, 2019 SST

By Curtis Honeycutt I have a 5-year-old son. Right now toilet humor is big. Body parts are funny. Things that produce bad smells get big laughs. Basically, I’m in my comedic sweet spot when I’m […]

I see your point: avoiding overuse of exclamations

February 28, 2019 SST

Cut out all these exclamation points. An exclamation point is like laughing at your own joke. -F. Scott Fitzgerald Ancient Romans used all capital letters, no spaces and no punctuation. Can you imagine that? For […]

Fire up the DeLorean in search of that milk-butter

February 21, 2019 SST

By Curtis Honeycutt I need a milk butler. “Need?” you ask, followed by, “What’s a milk butler?” Feel free to replace those question marks with interrobangs if you want. Every morning I eat cereal, and […]

How do you plead?

February 15, 2019 SST

By Curtis Honeycutt I’m sure pleats will eventually come back into style. I still remember the pleated khakis I wore to church in the mid-1990s. My Dockers brand double-pleated pants complemented my penny loafers to […]

Should you do it anyway or any way?

February 8, 2019 SST

By Curtis Honeycutt I think we have a strong, American impulse that tells us to do something despite someone else’s warning to not do that very thing. I’m sure someone cautioned motorcycle stuntman Evel Knievel […]

How to get your Valentine’s date just right

January 31, 2019 SST

By Curtis Honeycutt Chivalry isn’t dead — yet. Follow these tips to make sure your Valentine’s date wants to smooch you into oblivion at the end of the night. After all, yours truly was quite […]

The Super Bowl of grammar

January 24, 2019 SST

By Curtis Honeycutt Last week I discussed the topic of subject-verb agreement. Many of you wrote in and asked about sports teams, particularly sports teams whose names don’t end in “s”: are they considered singular […]

Let’s agree to agree on subject-verb agreements

January 17, 2019 SST

By Curtis Honeycutt You only have to look as far as your social media feed to realize people disagree over just about everything in our current climate. He’s a crook! She’s a liar! You’re crazy! […]

One for the history books

January 10, 2019 SST

By Curtis Honeycutt Somewhere in a secret laboratory (probably in Minsk), a team of thermodynamic scientists worked for years to perfect the to-go mug that hermetically traps heat, keeping your coffee or tea hot for […]