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Have you ever looked at the word “naïveté” and wondered why we have little dots and accents hanging out above…
Ghostwriting is often associated with celebrity memoirs or business books, but there’s another side to the industry that gets far…
I don’t think it’s a stretch to say the rise of people using the word “literally” in a non-literal way…
Have you ever wondered why we have two past tense forms of the verb “to light”? Should you say, “Squiggly…
Misusing the abbreviations “i.e.” and “e.g.” was one of the top mistakes I used to see when I edited technical…
Is AI Coming for Dictionaries? Erin McKean on Language, Lexicography, and the Real Cost of Automation
Dictionaries have been struggling financially for a long time, and some companies seem to think AI is the solutions to…
Today we’re answering an intriguing question from a listener named Michael, who asks, “Why do we drop the L in…
Today, we’ll talk about words you should never use and words you should always avoid — or something like that.…
How AI Is Changing the Game for Writers and Editors: A Conversation with Samantha Enslen
As AI become more capable and accessible, writers and editors are feeling the shift—some with curiosity, others with concern. In…
So you finally get it squared away in your thinking, writing, and speaking that the word “immigrate” means to go…