Are you a word nerd? A lover of bon mots? You’re in the right place. Whether the thesaurus is your friend or foe (your confidante or nemesis), it’s a book to keep on hand (hereabouts or accessible) so ...

This is the Grammar Guy column, a weekly feature written by Curtis Honeycutt. My daughter likes to ask me what my name is. I say “Dad.” Pointing to her nose, she asks, “What’s this?” I reply, “Nose.” ...

What’s the difference between emoticons and emoji? How do I make product names (like the iPhone 7 or 6s) plural? That’s a sample of questions that Mignon Fogarty, a.k.a. Grammar Girl, answers on a ...