By Curtis Honeycutt I understand if you’re not on Reddit; after all, it’s quite the opposite of a local newspaper. However, the online community of
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When you’ve had your fill of words
By Curtis Honeycutt We all have that friend — the oversharer, the non-stop talker, the chatterbox. Sure, we’re stuck with them; as adults, it’s hard
Clearing up confusing word conundrums
By Curtis Honeycutt I’ve been keeping a list of words I hear that perplex and puzzle even the smartest word nerds out there. Today I’d
The Oxford comma debate: a grammar horror story
By Curtis Honeycutt On days like this, kids in costumes aren’t the only spooky things in the neighborhood. Did you know commas can save innocent
A creepy case of onomatopoeia
By Curtis Honeycutt Most people know what onomatopoeia is, but I’d bet most of them couldn’t spell it! Just ask me. Onomatopoeia, of course, is
Eerie etymologies: Halloween word origins spanning five centuries
By Curtis Honeycutt I’m a sucker for all things pumpkin during fall. I watch the Charlie Brown special about the Great Pumpkin. I listen to
The dawn of the zombie nouns
By Curtis Honeycutt Is it too early to talk about zombies? Halloween is still about a month away, but Home Depot is selling creepy inflatable
The words of the future are here
By Curtis Honeycutt After many months of me complaining to Merriam-Webster’s “Contact Us” page, the savvy Merry Webbers have added 370 new words to the
Ten items fewer or less? Explaining fewer fervor
By Curtis Honeycutt In a classic episode of “Saturday Night Live,” Christopher Walken confidently declares, “I’ve got a fever, and the only prescription is more
Searching for words between the poles – introducing miranyms
By Curtis Honeycutt My kids still don’t know that Santa can’t live at the North Pole. There’s no land underneath the ice sheets that melt