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These words are counting on you

March 9, 2023 SST

By Curtis Honeycutt I’ve always been a numbers guy. In elementary school, if anyone made fun of my disproportionately large head, I would withhold answers to math homework. Yes, I was an egghead in more […]

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The loneliest words in the dictionary

March 2, 2023 SST

By Curtis Honeycutt Talking about unpaired socks is like talking about the need to eat food — it happens to everyone. Anyone in the history of humanity who has ever done a load of laundry […]

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There’s some extra pleonasm on your shirt

February 23, 2023 SST

By Curtis Honeycutt In the “Ghostbusters” movies, the eponymous heroes blast ghosts and otherworldly beings with their proton packs, and the ghosts explode into a mess of slimy green ghost goo. This goo is called […]

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The best of both (hybrid) words

February 16, 2023 SST

By Curtis Honeycutt Our family bought a minivan last year. With child number three on the way, we needed more room for car seats and Cheerio dust. While some people hesitate to get on board […]

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What’s my name again? Explaining pseudonyms

February 9, 2023 SST

By Curtis Honeycutt Names hold enormous power. I’ve always been impressed by people who go by names with only one word — Cher, Beyoncé, Prince, Madonna, Bono, Beck, Banksy or Pelé come to mind. These […]

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Throwing the book at Captain Hook

February 2, 2023 SST

By Curtis Honeycutt Before I slash at Captain Hook’s character, I want to say this: if I could grow a twisty mustache like Captain Hook, I would absolutely do it. I wouldn’t give up my […]

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Baby got back slang

January 26, 2023 SST

By Curtis Honeycutt As I approach the magical age of 40, I’m supposedly getting to the peak of my life (and then it’s all downhill from there). What I didn’t realize is what a rude […]

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If you squint, it almost makes sense

January 19, 2023 SST

By Curtis Honeycutt I didn’t wear glasses until I was 19. As an up-and-coming visionary word nerd, I had never thought I needed corrective lenses. Of course, I always fancied monocles, although I didn’t know […]

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Will ChatGPT replace human writers?

January 12, 2023 SST

By Curtis Honeycutt Welcome to the year of AI content creation. From writing to artwork created by artificial intelligence software, the internet is embracing this “make the computer do it for me” approach. Soon after […]

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It’s not as bad as it sounds

January 5, 2023 SST

By Curtis Honeycutt I’ve been accused of acting my shoe size more times than I can count. I’m OK with that. Why is that, you ask? Kids have way more fun. If we take ourselves […]