By Curtis Honeycutt I have an idea for an epic Christmas movie. It would feature a good Santa against an evil South Pole Santa. There
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Verbing around the Christmas tree
By Curtis Honeycutt We’re due a season of merriment. After all, we’ve all lived through the first 11 months of 2020, so, pass the egg
Saying goodbye to the year of the grawlix
By Curtis Honeycutt If I told you that a grawlix infestation is inevitable, you’d probably respond with something to the effect of, “What the $#@!
Grammar Guy’s nominees for the 2020 word of the year
By Curtis Honeycutt During this unprecedented year we’ve been introduced to a number of words, phrases and terms, many of which we’re eager to erase
The downside of becoming a household name
By Curtis Honeycutt What do you say when you need to blow your nose and the box of the tissues you want to use is
Guaranteed to make you think again: explaining paraprosdokians
By Curtis Honeycutt I’ve never heard of an “aunt-in-law,” but I know it’s a thing. The beauty of having a spouse’s aunt or uncle in
Your grammar guide to the 2020 election
By Curtis Honeycutt Great job, you voted! You exercised your right as a non-felonious adult American citizen to democratically elect the people who will represent
Technologically speaking: using ‘verbified’ nouns in text
By Curtis Honeycutt Did you get my text? I texted you; why didn’t you text me back? And don’t tell me you didn’t get it.
‘Grammar Guy’ launches first book in May
Curtis Honeycutt, writer of the weekly humor column “Grammar Guy,” is ready to launch his first book. Entitled Good Grammar is the Life of the
Canceled culture: Why are British and English words spelled differently?
By Curtis Honeycutt It seems like our whole world has been canceled in the past week. Coronavirus has changed our daily lives from school cancelations