In her helpful handbook “Grammar Power,” author Jane Schwartz asserts that lay and lie are “probably the two most confusing verbs in English.” She would get no argument from me. In fact, the first ...

Recently, I received a letter from a friend, Salisbury attorney, and former Superior Court Judge, John Holshouser. John commented on my last column, and he had some comments of his own concerning the ...

Tom Muellman of West Chicago asked that I tackle a subject I've been reluctant to, given its complexity. But because my sister, Jenny, asked me to do the same, and she'll bug me until I do, here goes: ...

Constant reader Ted "Dictionary Man" Utchen writes: "On Page 2 of the Dec. 5 Daily Herald, we see a story headlined, 'Good boy: Sully the service dog visits Bush's casket.' But we believe that Sully ...