Beyond the Rhetoric

For those of you who are not quite as familiar, Boxing Day in Canada (and some other countries) is essentially the same phenomenon as Black Friday in the United States. The day after Christmas Day, Boxing Day is the biggest shopping day in Canada with many retailers, online and offline, offering some of their best [...]

May your egg nog be spiked, your shortbread cookies sweet, and your presents be grand. Have yourself a merry Christmas, a happy Hanukkah, a great Kwanzaa, a terrific Festivus, and whatever else you want to celebrate during this holiday season. Be safe out there!

If you are reading this post, it probably means that you are attempting to brave the crowd of last minute shoppers. Good for you. It’s far too easy to get caught up in the over-commercialization of the holiday season. This time of year should be spent with loved ones around the fireplace, sharing stories and [...]

Well, I’ve got some good news and I’ve got some bad news. The good news is that my NFL Week 16 predictions performed better than my predictions from Week 15. The bad news is that I only got one more correct, still resulting in quite the abysmal sea of red. I was actually quite surprised [...]

In previous Grammar 101 posts, I discussed some odd singular-plural pairs, the difference between less and fewer, and how to use apostrophes, among other things. One common error that I’ve been seeing a lot lately (especially with television commercials) is the confusion between adjectives and adverbs. Taking a short stroll back to elementary school, you [...]