DEAR WORD COURT: When I was in high school, a teacher who was a grammar Nazi made a fuss about "principal" and "principle." She definitely impressed on me that there's a difference between the two ...

Spelling certain English words differently can alter the meaning of a sentence completely. In this video, we look at the spelling and corresponding meanings of a and e words in English. 1.Watch the ...

DEAR WORD COURT: When I was in high school, some years ago, a teacher who was a grammar Nazi made a fuss about "principal" and "principle." She definitely impressed on me that there's a difference ...

A few weeks ago, my friend John and I treated our three 17-year-olds to a boys’ night out. We started off at Bazbeaux downtown, inhaling guy pizza (read: pepperoni and sausage) and dissecting the big ...

It's 7:15 in the morning and Al Penna has already been on the job for an hour. Standing in the gated entryway of Binghamton High School in upstate New York, the veteran principal—about to celebrate ...

Is there such a thing as being too politically correct in San Francisco? Yes — but a public official has to overreach drastically to hit that mark. Everett Middle School Principal Lena Van Haren did ...

Commitment, it too often seems these days, has become something of a quaint word and a malleable concept. Once it meant a promise not easily undone. Now, pro athletes who’ve signed lucrative contracts ...