I have been traveling lately, and my word preoccupation rarely takes a vacation. I am not saying this is normal. On the drive north on an interstate, a sign read: When flashing, stop ahead The "when ...

The grammar quiz for this week was based on a quote from an NBC correspondent named Jaime Gangelle, who was interviewing an actor named Terrence Howard on March 18, 2007, at 8:50 a.m. on Channel 7.

Now that I have your attention, I’d like to talk about dangling participles. This most famous of danglers is must-know stuff for any self-respecting smarty-pants. Not because the concept will help ...

DEAR RICHARD: In a recent edition of the Union-Tribune, I read the following sentence: “Santee leaders passed an ordinance banning children under age 12 from riding e-bikes inDecember.” Why only in ...

Consider this sentence, which I heard on Channel 2 on Feb. 3, 2006, at 3:30 p.m. The narrator/presenter was preparing the audience for another episode of "Broadway, the American Musical," which dealt ...