A French–or an Alien?–Invasion

A French–or an Alien?–Invasion

by | Jul 9, 2011 | Grammar Grousing

Have you noticed? Perhaps you haven’t. The changes are subtle but sure. The French have apparently arrived unannounced and taken us over without our knowing (isn’t that what the Communists were supposed to do?), and all of us Americans are now speaking...
The ‘S’ Problem

The ‘S’ Problem

by | Jul 9, 2011 | Grammar Grousing

7:00 a.m. and it’s still pitch black. Just a few days ago it was light and bright at this same hour. We have the wisdom of our Congress–of two years ago–to thank for this plunge back into darkness that they were demented enough to think was an...