What a joy it is to see really professional media manipulation.

English is a stretch language; one size fits all.

Never assume the obvious is true.

A dependent clause is like a dependent child: incapable of standing on its own but able to cause a lot of trouble.

Do not be taken in by 'insiderisms.' Fledgling columnists, eager to impress readers with their grasp of journalistic jargon, are drawn to such arcane spellings as 'lede.' Where they lede, do not follow.

A reader ought to be able to hold it and become familiar with its organized contents and make it a mind's manageable companion.

When I need to know the meaning of a word, I look it up in a dictionary.