Words We Confuse that Spellcheckers Miss, Part F
Moving on to homophones that start with f. I hope these continue to be helpful. It’s amazing how many of these confused spelling words you can find when you start looking for them.
Read MoreBasketball Idioms
It’s time for March Madness to begin (that’s the NCAA basketball tournament for you non-sporty types), so I thought I’d talk a bit about how this sport has influenced everyday speech here in the U.S..
Read MoreBoot Idioms
My post a couple days ago about “boots on the ground” got me thinking about idioms with the word boot in it. I came up with sixteen.
Read MoreBoots on the Ground
“Boots on the ground” is a common expression that is an idiom, a metonymy, a synecdoche, and a euphemism all wrapped up together.
Read MoreI’m Heading Midwest; Wanna Come With?
It can be a challenge to come up with topics for blog posts, so I am grateful to readers who …
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