Pity all the fellows named Colin whose name is often mispronounced to rhyme with the punctuation mark (or the body part). General Colin Powell’s rise to public prominence in the 1980’s apparently prompted many people to adopt his unusual...
Teresa in Plano, Texas, noticed airport cancellation boards spelling the past tense of cancel both canceled and cancelled. In the United States, canceled with one l is usual, while British, Canadian, and many other English varieties typically use...