Language Corner

The AP and the latest style

April 29, 2021 By Merrill Perlman

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As You Like It

June 2, 2009 By Merrill Perlman

Avoiding “such as” problems

Sick-Out

May 19, 2009 By Merrill Perlman

What do you say when you call?

Freelance-A-Lot

May 15, 2009 By Merrill Perlman

Defining the terms of employment

I Want to Be Alone

May 11, 2009 By Merrill Perlman

Why one transition should disappear

Caution! Merge Ahead

May 4, 2009 By Merrill Perlman

How two words become one

Let’s Not Fight About It

April 28, 2009 By Merrill Perlman

It’s arguably not worth it

The Golden Years

April 20, 2009 By Merrill Perlman

Happy fiftieth birthday, Strunk & White

Serial Killer

April 13, 2009 By Merrill Perlman

Why the ‘serial comma’ isn’t important

Snark Hunt

April 9, 2009 By Merrill Perlman

The search for the true meaning

Hopefully Yours

April 6, 2009 By Merrill Perlman

Is “full of hope” full of it?

Firing Blanks

March 31, 2009 By Merrill Perlman

Is everyone who loses a job “fired”?

Stop, Fief!

March 24, 2009 By Merrill Perlman

A long-term lease on a made-up word

Waif Goodbye

March 17, 2009 By Merrill Perlman

How various dictionaries define the word "waif"

Wait Lifted

March 11, 2009 By Merrill Perlman

Do you wait for, on, or upon someone?

Persuasive Convincing

March 2, 2009 By Merrill Perlman

On the vanishing distinctions between "persuade" and "convince"