Where language is concerned, it is quite common to come across arguments like, “If I am communicating, why should I pay much attention to grammar?” “Language evolves” or “Hey man, we are not in class ...

As far as not getting respect goes, adjectives leave Rodney Dangerfield in the dust. They rank right up there with Osama bin Laden, Geraldo Rivera, and the customer-service policies of cable-TV ...

It is a lovely warm August day outside, and I am wearing a green loose top. Does the second part of that sentence sound strange to you? Perhaps you think I should have written “loose green top.” ...