Category Archives: English

There is no X in espresso. It is pronounced ess-PREH-soh. There is no X in etcetera. It is pronounced et-SET-ur-uh. If you insist on mixing it up, you can say et-SEH-truh. Before I had my first espresso, I must admit … Continue reading →

Last Saturday, I coined a new phrase. At least I think I did. I occasionally think about a sentence I’ve just spoken and wonder if anyone has ever spoken that combination of words before. So I have a little experience … Continue reading →

If there’s one thing I know about women, it’s that it’s not pronounced the same as woman. Women rhymes with “dimmin’”, as in “dimmin’ the lights”. Woman rhymes with – well, I don’t know what. But everyone seems to get … Continue reading →

One day, in high school I believe, I caught myself saying “a whole nother”. Where did I get this craziness? Well, clearly by splitting ‘another’ into two words. I realized that “a whole other” or “an entirely other” or “a … Continue reading →

It is an interesting phenomenon that we use the word several frequently, but people have widely different interpretations of what it means. So before you go on, consider for a moment how many you think several is. If I say … Continue reading →