Compound words are formed when two or more separate words are joined together. This creates a brand new word that often has a new meaning. I think I see a pattern emerging. It's a football. Some snow ...

When is a door not a door? When it’s ajar. As an owner of a 19th century home, all of my doors are ajar. I’m plumb out of doors that shut properly. —Curtis Honeycutt is a syndicated humor columnist.

Let's talk about the plurals of compound nouns. I submit to you: passers-by, hangers-on, attorneys general, brothers-in-law, and culs-de-sac. What about "month end" how would that be pluralized?

Clean up your writing for clarity. Once you’ve got all your content and organization straightened out in your essay, then it’s time to take a look at your writing on the sentence level—but be sure ...

Imagine trying to speak but only being able to produce fragments: "one eye – eye is always – tears – been teary – I can't – I could earlier." Or imagine speaking fluently but creating bizarre ...

Russ in New Jersey had a question about hyphens: In “northwestern California landmark” should “northwestern California” be hyphenated? “I’m not sure if it’s simply a matter of preference or if the ...