Now that I have your attention, I’d like to talk about dangling participles. This most famous of danglers is must-know stuff for any self-respecting smarty-pants. Not because the concept will help ...

I have been traveling lately, and my word preoccupation rarely takes a vacation. I am not saying this is normal. On the drive north on an interstate, a sign read: When flashing, stop ahead The "when ...

Consider this sentence, which I heard on Channel 2 on Feb. 3, 2006, at 3:30 p.m. The narrator/presenter was preparing the audience for another episode of "Broadway, the American Musical," which dealt ...