Now that I have your attention, I’d like to talk about dangling participles. This most famous of danglers is must-know stuff for any self-respecting smarty-pants. Not because the concept will help ...

I have been traveling lately, and my word preoccupation rarely takes a vacation. I am not saying this is normal. On the drive north on an interstate, a sign read: When flashing, stop ahead The "when ...

In school we were taught never to write sentences containing dangling participles. Example: Crossing the street a tree was seen. Lo and behold, in his recent “Here’s a new twist on old standby: I’ll ...

DEAR RICHARD: In a recent edition of the Union-Tribune, I read the following sentence: “Santee leaders passed an ordinance banning children under age 12 from riding e-bikes inDecember.” Why only in ...

Consider this sentence, which I heard on Channel 2 on Feb. 3, 2006, at 3:30 p.m. The narrator/presenter was preparing the audience for another episode of "Broadway, the American Musical," which dealt ...