Language
How to Give an Insult in Pig Latin
Thanks to my grandmother, I can mutter an entire paragraph of insults without anyone else having a clue (and I don’t clean dishes before they go into the dishwasher) …
Please, Stop Saying Things are Ironic, When They’re Not
A black fly in your chardonnay isn’t ironic. A bug of any kind in your drink or food for that matter is gross, not ironic …
The English Language is STACKED with Ambiguity
Ever notice how many words in the English language are ambiguous? How many homophones there are? Too many if you ask me—and quite frankly, the equivocal usage has thrown many …
Thank You for Inventing Spellchecker (the original AI)
I am a writer who for years has depended on the much-appreciated availability of spellchecker and the wisdom of Jane Straus—the late, great queen of all things writing related …
Love More, Fear Less
Just because we have language doesn’t mean we always use it when we should. Like the times when you bite down hard on your tongue to stop yourself from saying …
End Writer’s Block (with a little help from the Madhatter)
What about the words that go unsaid. The ones your heart begs you to shed, but your brain forces you to stay quiet. Forces your insides to rot because you’re …
Do You Know the Difference Between Use and Used?
I think everyone used to think they use to know the difference between the too, I mean two …