Frequently Asked Questions

And now, a few questions and our thoughtfully considered answers.

Are you some kind of expert on language, linguistics, etymology or the like?

No.

Aren’t there dozens of other websites almost exactly like this one?

Probably.

Who the hell are you to tell me how to speak and write?

Show us your courageous yet amusing effort to defend the English language against idiocy and pretense, and then we’ll talk.

You’re a bunch of elitist jerks.

We know.