Compliment or Complement?
Since I’ve been talking about sentence complements recently, I thought this would be a good time to address the common confusion over compliment and complement.
Read More
“By Accident” or “On Accident”?
I just received this email:
My two adult daughters and my husband and I have been going round and round on this one for many years now. He and I have always said “by accident,” while my daughters and most of their age group tend to say “on accident.” I know this is incorrect, because it just is, but what’s the official word on this usage? Is it just a generational thing? Thanks for any insight.” ~Ramona
Read More
Basketball 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 More
