Pitch the Story
People love to hear a good story or a good joke. Whenever someone says to my brother-in-law, “I’m going to tell you a joke,” he […]
Month: August 2018
Fewer / Less
Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them: FEWER / LESS The […]
Literary Novel Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress, by Dai Sijie; translated by Ina Rilke: Luo and I are not yet twenty when we arrive on Phoenix […]
A While / Awhile
Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them: A WHILE / AWHILE […]
Comic Mystery Bad Monkey
Bad Monkey, by Carl Hiaasen: In comic mystery BAD MONKEY, a severed arm reeled in from the waters off Key West offers former Deputy Sheriff […]
Ability / Capacity
Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them: ABILITY / CAPACITY While ability […]
Romantic Thriller Mean Streak
Mean Streak, by Sandra Brown: On a winter practice run alone in the North Carolina mountains, pediatrician marathoner Emory Charbonneau runs smack into fate as […]
Jaw / Other Jaw
Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them: JAW / OTHER JAW […]
Literary Novel The Other
The Other, by David Guterson: A middle-class English teacher with a wife and two children, my life would have been poetically mundane if not for […]
Preventative / Preventive
Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them: PREVENTATIVE / PREVENTIVE These […]