MOLLIFY
To mollify is a verb meaning to ease the anger of someone, to pacify them or to soften their attitude. During an argument one party may try to mollify [...]
IDIOM
Another short and simple word with an interesting etymology. First, what an idiom is not: it is not a regional accent or dialect, though many think it is. An idiom [...]
GRIEVOUS EDITING
Copy-editor Chokes A copy-editor can’t even eat his lunch in peace! I was sitting in a local cafe an hour or so ago wondering which g word to use today. [...]
A Word for Editors: SHIBBOLETH
(Editors, authors and proofreaders please note that shibboleth has a double b.) A Deadly Word Good Old Days? Is this the most lethal word ever coined? According to The Bible shibboleth [...]