Words, Words, Words
Oops – I missed this year’s National Grammar Day (March 4th).
But it’s never too late for a grammar funny: “Did you hear the one about the past, present, and future walking into a bar together? It was tense . . . 🤣”
From The Blog
HR “Speak” – Part Two
In my October, 2025, blog post (“HR” Speak – BB’s Words), my HR expert friend, Maggie Peters, gave me some language that HR people use…
Animal Groups
In honor of National Pet Month (May), here are words for groups of animals (in case you want to adopt several animals 🤗🥰.) Did you…
Confusing Adjectives (or Nouns?)
American English puts adjectives before nouns. Okay. Not too confusing. We even add a LOT of adjectives in a row and finally get to the…
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