779 - How You Can Help the OED. Capitalizing 'Black.' How Playwriting Techniques Can Improve Your Writing.
778 - Do We Say 'Red Skies at Night, Sailor's Delight' Because of the Saharan Dust Plumes? Also, 'Yoiks!'
777 - How to Write Fight Scenes (and How to Get Started as a Fiction Editor)
776 - Why a Detective Searched for 'Clews' in a 1929 Novel. ‘Systemic’ or ‘Systematic’?
775 - Why We Talk About 'Bad Apples.' 'A Few' Versus 'a Couple'
774 - Roy Peter Clark on Civic Clarity
773 - Postal Zones. Reenter. Bougie.
772 - The History of ZIP Codes and Addresses (Plus How to Write Them)
771 - Writing Lessons from Bad Job Applications
770 - 'Muslim' or 'Moslem'? 'Fishfolk'? 'Fishist'? What Is the Gender-Neutral Term for 'Fisherman'?
769 - Why Do We Say 'Cool Your Heels'? What's Up With 'Zhuzh'?
768 - Why Aren't We 'Whelmed'? And Cabin 'Fever,' Anyone?
767 - The semicolon is so much more interesting than you imagine
766 - 'Flaunt' and 'Flout.' 'Band Together.'
765 - Say No to Marshall Law. How 'Vaccine' Is Related to 'Cow.'
764 - Skeleton Crew. Hunker Down. Uncharted. Existential.
763 - How to Write Better Email. 'Pandemic' vs. 'Epidemic.' 'Canceled' vs. 'Cancelled.'
762 - How to Pronounce 'Celtic.' 'Whiskey' or 'Whisky'?
761 - Why It's Called 'Daylight Saving Time.' The Origin of the Word 'Woman.'
760 - What Is Genre. 'Bangs' Versus 'Fringe.'
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