Serendipity – or was it?

Serendipity is probably not the perfect word to use; however, I have struggled to find a better one even after…

Plural acronyms and initialisms – get it right

Acronyms are abbreviations of phrases that are pronounced as words, while initialisms are abbreviations of phrases that are pronounced as…

I have not posted on here for a long time. A conversation the other day about apostrophes get me thinking…

Most letters behave themselves, however ‘a’ can be a little troublesome. Sometimes it will force other letters out of the…

I have been using possessive apostrophes for over 50 years. I don’t mean apostrophes that demand my total attention and…

Writers love to procrastinate; we probably spend more time procrastinating than writing, which is not good for productivity. Perhaps that…

I love words and their power; however, in the wrong hands or used inappropriately they can be dull or worse,…

I was listening to the radio when I heard someone describe the model Stella Tennant as having an androgynous insouciance;…

Often, I awake in the middle of the night and cannot sleep because of the pain from peripheral neuropathy. Sometimes…