Category: Word Watch

Every year, Lake Superior State University justifies its existence by issuing a Banished Words List – a list of “badly overused words and phrases” that, …

Woe is us! We live in a degenerate age. Nobody reads any- more; everybody just visits his favorite blogs. Nobody writes anymore either; everybody just …

It is always interesting to see the effect of public events upon our language. The case of Sept. 11 and its aftermath is especially interesting, …