I was helping a friend with a writing chore she had, and I noticed that she had used the phrase "beg the question." I knew it was wrong because I hang around with word people a lot, and they are ...

The word "irony" is often used incorrectly. To explain the proper usage, I went to the website called IsItIronic.com. I came away more confused than ever about how to describe it. That is irony, I ...

During the 19 years that I have written this column, I have commented several times about the rampant misuse of the phrase "beg the question." The misuse is increasingly more common than the correct ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...