By Curtis Honeycutt It’s true — people with better spelling and grammar get more dates. I regularly receive emails from readers asking me about the
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These outta sight 60s slang terms are poised for a comeback
By Curtis Honeycutt Sure, we could discuss some far-out, groovy words we’re all hip to (if you can dig it). However, today’s installment of Grammar
Gee whiz! Let’s bring back these nifty 50s slang terms.
By Curtis Honeycutt The 1950s were a wild time. Everything was in black and white, there weren’t any footprints on the moon, and no one
Climbing the corporate latter
By Curtis Honeycutt Do you want to work your way from the mailroom to the corner office? You’ve got gumption, kid, so leave it to
Getting the next-to-last word
By Curtis Honeycutt If a potato can become vodka, you can become a bonafide word nerd — anything is possible. The tools and tips
Investigating fictional faceoffs
By Curtis Honeycutt Let’s talk rivalries. Everyone has an opinion on Coke versus Pepsi. How about werewolves against vampires? Do bears beat Battlestar Galactica? Hufflepuff
May the grammar be with you
By Curtis Honeycutt I have to admit — I don’t know much about Star Wars. Somehow, I missed the window to watch them during
Shortcut words: lazy or efficient?
By Curtis Honeycutt Americans like being the best at things. We’re the best at baseball, jazz, freedom, national parks – pretty much anything Ken Burns
Playing a game of question tag
By Curtis Honeycutt I don’t know much about street art. I’m no graffitist (a person who does graffiti), but I do know that to “tag”
Spilling the tea on sentence fragments
By Curtis Honeycutt Blame it all on my British roots, but I’ve never preferred coffee. I like hanging out in coffee shops. I don’t mind