I haven’t written about words in general for a while. I’d rather write about the Word (Those of you who know all that “the Word” means, know just how special “the Word” is and what it means to us), but there’s a small-w word that has been bugging me lately. Well, actually it’s the use […]

“For by You I can run against a troop, by my God I can leap over a wall.” – Psalm 18:29
Time to pick on an English word, or rather, its usage. In all of my learning, troop refers to a group of individuals assembled for a purpose or action. I once belonged to a […]

Yes, I mean just that. I care a fair amount, so there is the potential for me to have less care. About what? About the recent proliferation of the statement “I could care less”. I care, because what people usually mean when they say or write this is, “I couldn’t care less.” […]

“What is that?” you may ask. That is a four-letter word in the English language – Not one of those four-letter words that are gaining popularity in pop culture, but one that seems to have fallen out of fashion. Sure, people talk about this or that. That continues to enjoy usage as a pronoun. Many […]