Google the definition of the words "whinge," "promiscuous," or "ugly," and you might notice a subtle trend. All these definitions have examples where women are portrayed in a negative light, or are ...

You probably hardly pay any attention to it, as it is natural to us. You are doing it right now and you are very talented at it. You also do it when you talk on the phone. When you hang out with your ...

Some short stories build to a single sentence. This is so common, actually, that it sometimes seems most of the stories I read are of this type. Readers are herded toward the shiny black nailhead of a ...

With today's rising unemployment and fiercely competitive workforce, workers must quickly show their worth to an organization. Particularly with highly sought-after positions, the hiring managers are ...

I’ve gotten a lot of emails recently about where to put periods and commas relative to quotation marks. The notes were prompted by a recent column in which I mentioned that, in American English, a ...