Language Corner

The AP and the latest style

April 29, 2021 By Merrill Perlman

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The Frugal Writer

January 19, 2011 By Merrill Perlman

Why use several words when one will do?

Duty Double

January 10, 2011 By Merrill Perlman

When nouns and verbs collide

Whoa, Nelly!

January 8, 2011 By Merrill Perlman

On "reigning in" misspellings and misusage

Two-Faced

January 4, 2011 By Merrill Perlman

Beginning January with Janus words

Just One of Those Things

December 20, 2010 By Merrill Perlman

Choosing between singular and plural

Spellbound

December 13, 2010 By Merrill Perlman

Different spellings, different words

Grainy Picture

December 6, 2010 By Merrill Perlman

‘Granularity’ and other business jargon

A Matter of Taste

December 1, 2010 By Merrill Perlman

On "gourmet," "gourmand," and loving food

Never the More

November 29, 2010 By Merrill Perlman

Replacing a word in a quotation can lead to trouble

Degrees of Rejection

November 22, 2010 By Merrill Perlman

‘Refudiate’ may have a use after all

Passing the Blame

November 15, 2010 By Merrill Perlman

A “scapegoat” by any other name …

Stock Answers

November 8, 2010 By Merrill Perlman

A stylebook takes on financial terms

Leading Questions

November 1, 2010 By Merrill Perlman

How some journalism terms were born

Boo!

October 25, 2010 By Merrill Perlman

Scary words

Overly Possessive

October 18, 2010 By Merrill Perlman

Why the lack of an apostrophe sometimes isn’t wrong