Tag Archives: The Washington Post
A mighty near mis-fire
It’s good thing I stopped myself before I acted irrationally and fired off another letter to the editor of The Washington Post. Instead I thought twice and had a good laugh at my own expense. You might remember that some … Continue reading
Filed under All Things Wordish, News
SOPA opera digest
I’d like it to be noted that I endured 24 hours without Wikipedia. But I didn’t. I got in. Meanwhile, Internet stakeholders-turned-doomsayers appear to have scuttled the online piracy debate captained by the film and television industries. And judging by the millions … Continue reading
Write me a letter
All right, wordies, who’s up for a Word Nymph challenge? Here’s the background: This week I wrote my first letter to the editor of The Washington Post. That’s significant considering I’ve been reading the Post since I could read. In … Continue reading
Filed under All Things Wordish, News
Rigged
It’s humbling for a self-professed word nymph to discover a flaw in her understanding of a word (though I deliberately chose “nymph” as a symbol of a work in progress). Once and again, we all say or spell a word we think is correct … Continue reading
Filed under All Things Wordish, Beauty and Fashion, News
It’s a mad, mad, mad, mad lib
When I was a kid, they didn’t make cars with DVD players in them. Even when my son was little, we never had such a thing in the car. When we went on long trips, we played games like Twenty … Continue reading
Filed under All Things Wordish, Family and Friends, Sports and Recreation
Y’all come
We all form impressions of the places we visit, based on how we’re treated by the locals. There are many stereotypes: New Yorkers are impatient and rude. Parisians are snooty. Washingtonians are self-important blow-hards. Based on my experience, with only the … Continue reading
Corrective conundrum
A few weeks ago, my husband left a calling card of sorts on my desk. It was a clip from an advice column in The Washington Post, in which a man complained about his girlfriend’s correcting his grammar and pronunciation. … Continue reading
Filed under All Things Wordish, Technology and Social Media
Occupational hazard
On Wednesday, when I wrote from a sleep deprived state about insomnia, there was one typo I hadn’t caught. Frankly, I was surprised there was only one. Readers Polly and Ellen were kind to point it out to me so … Continue reading
Filed under All Things Wordish, News, Technology and Social Media
The big tournament
All eyes are on the big tournament. That great American competition that captures national attention this time every year. It’s time to see how your predictions will play out. No, not the run-up to the Sweet Sixteen. It’s the official American Crossword … Continue reading
Filed under All Things Wordish, Sports and Recreation
