Placebo Effects: More Than Medical
It’s “resolution reset” season already. At least that’s what an ad I received yesterday proclaimed. And it set me to thinking …
Etymology
This Holiday Has Never Been Hollow
A certain kerfuffle that’s been in the news has focused some attention on two words whose conflation has always perplexed me. It stems from a gripe I have about American English speakers.
Those Pesky Homophones Again …
Today’s homophone pair highlights an increasingly widespread misuse of the older word.