Michelle, who works for the United States Department of Defense in San Diego, California, thinks of the word alibi as an excuse, but her coworkers have an additional meaning for it. Toward the end of a meeting, her supervisor will ask if anyone has...
What a difference pronunciation makes! The United States has a Department of Defense, and an individual might take classes in self-defense. So why do football and basketball coaches say they’re proud of their . . . “DEE-fence?”...
