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Do You Know Noah? Sep. 27, 2023
Noah Webster (1758 — 1843) is widely regarded as "The Father of American English." He's most f... Read More
Blooper Patrol Settles the Score Sep. 20, 2023
Eagle-eyed members of the Word Guy Blooper Patrol have detected a score of linguistic blunders in ne... Read More
Frankly, My Dear, I Don't Give a... Sep. 13, 2023
I'm embroiled in a "damn" dispute. A while back, I wrote that the last word in the phrase "not worth... Read More
Explore Your Human 'G' Known Sep. 06, 2023
Select the correct "G" words on this quiz, and you'll be a "G" whiz! 1. When the candidate realized ... Read More
These Words Are Based on 'Sound' Judgment Aug. 30, 2023
"Bar-bar-bar." That's what the speech of strange, foreign tribes sounded like to the ancient Greeks.... Read More
Latin Root 'Caper' Has Got Your Goat Aug. 23, 2023
Picture a taxi cab leaping through heavy traffic like an acrobatic billy goat. In fact, the word "ca... Read More
Deeply Annoyed by Dogs Aug. 19, 2023
Dear Annie: Let me preface this by saying that I am an animal lover, and I like dogs and cats. I gre... Read More
DIY Compost Saves Money Aug. 09, 2023
Instead of spending money to have your yard waste picked up and hauled off to a composting facility ... Read More
Poisonous Plants Aug. 02, 2023
I would like to describe an incident in hopes that it will protect some children. A young lady and h... Read More
Fall Gardens and Tomato Anthracnose Jul. 19, 2023
Q: I think I remember you writing one time that a fall garden would be easier to take care of and th... Read More
Getting to the Root of the Problem Jul. 12, 2023
Question: I plant my annuals and perennials the same way, and some plants flourish while some just s... Read More
Should We Water Our Plants in a Drought? Jul. 05, 2023
Q: As you may know, many of us are in a moderate drought this summer. My husband and I have been dis... Read More
Reward-Based Training More Effective and Humane Than Aversive Training Jun. 22, 2023
Q: I mentioned to a friend that I am sending Bert, our new dog who is wild and undisciplined, to a t... Read More
Tree Staking and Palm Trunks Jun. 14, 2023
Q: We planted some small trees last year and this spring. We tied stakes to them to hold them up. We... Read More
Top Fruit to Grow on a Trellis May. 03, 2023
Q: We moved into a home that has a vegetable garden. There are a ton of wires, trellises and whatnot... Read More
Try New Vegetables and Popcorn Apr. 26, 2023
Tomatoes, peppers and a few other vegetables are planted in every garden. Try to find at least one n... Read More
Don't Let Dogs Chew Bones or Tennis Balls Apr. 20, 2023
Q: Baxter, my 5-year-old retriever mix, broke a tooth while gnawing on a bone. The veterinarian extr... Read More
My Father Says Dogs From the Shelter Are Mean and Dangerous Apr. 18, 2023
DR. WALLACE: I want a dog and my mom is behind me, but my father is not as stoked about this idea. I... Read More
Trees For Wet-Then-Dry Soil Apr. 12, 2023
Q: There is a surface storm drain in the back corner of our property. Water comes from several neigh... Read More
Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker Mar. 15, 2023
Question: I discovered rows of holes on the trunk of one of my new pine trees, and the holes are ooz... Read More
