A few weeks ago, I was sitting in a brainstorming meeting. After one particularly important idea was mentioned, someone responded with “That’s a really interesting point.” And then, crickets. OK, not ...

I have heard the word “interesting” being used as a way to describe how people think or feel about something in seminar discussions too often. I miss the days when I didn’t care; it’s the point that ...

Recently, someone asked my opinion on further and farther. She had read in an editing textbook that “it is not necessary to distinguish between further and farther these days,” and she asked, “Do you ...