Victor Wishna's work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the Baltimore Sun, the New York Post, NPR, KCMetropolis.org, and others. His writing and editing services firm, The Vital Word helps find the right words for nonprofit, corporate, and individual clients. Follow him on Twitter: @vwishna.
The sign of any great book is that it has been banned for its corrupting influence on youth. The Great ...
About a month ago, in honor of Mother’s Day (and the mothers it honors), I pointed out just how much ...
Tonight, for the 66th consecutive year, the American Theatre Wing will hand out its Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in ...
I watch a lot of ESPN, and I love to learn new words—but I don’t often watch ESPN in order ...
Last week, I reported (as in, someone else did the work of porting it—I just re-ported it) on a study ...
It’s commonly accepted (and, I suppose, scientifically confirmed) that as we get older, our memory starts to fade. Of course, ...
Today is the day to appreciate your mother, or mom, or mama, or ma, or mami, or mum, or mutter, ...
One of the most important reasons to care about language and to always be delving deeper into its origins and ...
So I was in a meeting the other day, when one of the others in attendance, making a point of ...
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