Language Corner

The AP and the latest style

April 29, 2021 By Merrill Perlman

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The proper way to use the terms ‘cyclist’ and ‘biker’

August 23, 2019 By Merrill Perlman

Points, picas, and other typographical terms

August 19, 2019 By Merrill Perlman

Labeling Jeffrey Epstein

August 12, 2019 By Merrill Perlman

Is ‘superannuated’ superfluous?

July 30, 2019 By Merrill Perlman

The correct language to adopt

July 22, 2019 By Merrill Perlman

Of dogs, and their days

July 15, 2019 By Merrill Perlman

Crawfish aren’t actually fish. Here’s how they got their name.

June 18, 2019 By Merrill Perlman

Hand signs are useful—but not universal

June 10, 2019 By Merrill Perlman

How cadence influences sentence structure

June 3, 2019 By Merrill Perlman

The term ‘bandwidth’ reaching full capacity in news reports

May 28, 2019 By Merrill Perlman

Is it wed or wedded? Dictionaries disagree.

May 20, 2019 By Merrill Perlman

How some words don’t stand the test of time

May 13, 2019 By Merrill Perlman

How to use the terms ‘karat’ and ‘carat’ correctly

May 6, 2019 By Merrill Perlman

Dictionaries recently added more than 1,500 words. Here are some new entries.

April 29, 2019 By Merrill Perlman

Redacted or censored? The right words to use when reporting on Mueller

April 22, 2019 By Merrill Perlman

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