Ken Grace, the Word GuyHow your local vet went from zero to hero.The changing status of some words over time can reveal a lot about society’s values over that same period. Gossip, for example, started…Oct 1, 2020Oct 1, 2020
Ken Grace, the Word GuyA tribute to slangSlang gets a bad rap from not only language pedants, but respected writers too. Victor Hugo, in fit of Gallic pique, described it as “a…Sep 24, 2020Sep 24, 2020
Ken Grace, the Word GuyPity the poor, downtrodden apostropheIt’s abused, misused and just plain neglected. But how important is this little airborne squiggle, really?Sep 20, 2020Sep 20, 2020