Conversation as One of the Fine Arts By Bryan A. Garner July 14, 2022 With the 2022 wedding season in full swing, it seems fitting to consider what goes into being a good conversationalist.
Estranged Siblings By Bryan A. Garner June 9, 2022 Speakers of English must sometimes cope with sibling words bearing widely divergent meanings, such as ‘enormity’ and ‘enormousness.’
Are You a Vocabularian? (Part II) By Bryan A. Garner May 12, 2022 As promised, this time we’re focusing on five-letter words that might appear in Wordle.
Are You a Vocabularian? (Part I) By Bryan A. Garner April 14, 2022 The more words you know, the more readily you can understand anything you happen to be reading.
W Is for Webster, Worcester, Woe, and Wrath By Bryan A. Garner March 17, 2022 Nasty business, lexicography.
All Ize on Oxford By Bryan A. Garner February 17, 2022 The mere fact that something occurs, and then something else follows, doesn’t mean that the first caused the second.
The Storied Oxford English Dictionary By Bryan A. Garner January 20, 2022 Scholars wouldn’t be surprised at the copious literature about lexicography, ‘the art or practice of writing dictionaries.’
Defusing Your Participles By Bryan A. Garner November 11, 2021 Should you say I appreciate your coming or I appreciate you coming? That’s the question.
The Supreme Court Denotes Race By Bryan A. Garner October 14, 2021 On the Court, the Black/black issue is the culmination of a long stylistic evolution.