Posted on May 23, 2023 at 2:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Two linguistic topics that I can't resist are the evolution of English and the impressive specificity of certain words in...

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Posted on April 27, 2023 at 10:06 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Evidently new versions of two of P.G. Wodehouse books made a few changes for modern sensibilities. At least according to...

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Posted on April 25, 2023 at 10:28 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The publishing experts we follow have plenty of craft advice to offer. Here are the ones that we thought were...

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Posted on April 21, 2023 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

An article summarizing a recent analysis of punctuation in literature contains the line: "To many, punctuation appears as a necessary...

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Posted on April 3, 2023 at 10:02 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Margaret Mitchell's Civil War epic Gone With the Wind has a new addition to at least its UK editions. Literary...

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Posted on March 13, 2023 at 2:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Ursula K. Le Guin wrote books for all ages, including a children's series called Catwings, which has stayed popular throughout...

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Posted on March 4, 2023 at 11:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We'll preface this post with the acknowledgement that everyone — present company included — makes mistakes. So we're not sharing...

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Posted on February 27, 2023 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Another British writer’s beloved work is being reissued with a set of linguistic changes. The Guardian reports that in April,...

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Posted on February 21, 2023 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Depending on your time zone, you may not necessarily be close to lunchtime. Here in the Central time zone, this...

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Posted on January 23, 2023 at 10:51 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Most writers have their own particular language pet peeves — sometimes subjective and other times objective. Nathan Bransford's is for...

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