Miss Spelling Returns: Words that Get Confused
Welcome to Amaze-ing Words Wednesday. By popular demand — or simply because she asked — Miss Spelling has returned. Her insistence on making a reappearance stemmed from a nonfiction book she is reviewing. While the book itself is written well, a…
Wednesday Words: It is Lite or Light?
You will never catch me pulling into the “Krazy Kat Kar Wash.” I don’t care if my vehicle looks like it emerged from a mudslide or the only thing visible through my front windshield is the collection of insects amassed…
Wednesday Words: Should You Correct Friends?
My feet shuffle across the hard floor, as chairs creak and a cough echoes in the half-empty room. I clear my throat, lean over to the microphone on its rickety stand, and announce: “My name is Julie, and I am…
Obsessive-Correcting Disorder
I stand in the local Hallmark store staring at the handmade sign above the card rack. The words are written in black Sharpie pen – the same kind of pen I just happen to have in my purse. The misspelling…