Christy in Norfolk, Virginia, shares a funny story about how she and a friend failed to communicate about an invitation. The friend often mentioned that she and some pals were going to a club, assuming that Christy would understand that she was also...
Tony from Blacksburg, Virginia, asks why a meeting that gets pushed back is usually postponed to a later time, even though the phrase can sound as if it should mean moved earlier. The confusion depends on how speakers picture time moving along a...

