James Edwards: Word Watch

Fri, October 31, 2008
It's All Good

by James M. Edwards

Even in good times, it's just too easy to declare 'It's all good'
"This summer ... it's all good."

-- Promotion for this season's shows on The ... [View Full Article]
 

Fri, October 31, 2008
The Hanging 'Here' is Not Mustic to my Ears

by James M. Edwards

A few years ago, I noticed a new usage of the adverb "here." It annoyed me in the way some of these new usages do: It seemed lazy.

I can illustrate ... [View Full Article]
 

Fri, October 31, 2008
It's Amazing

by James M. Edwards

Two months ago, the Word Watch column began with James M. Edwards' "The Hanging 'Here' Is Not Music to My Ears." Today Mr. Edwards, a Squirrel Hill resident, returns with another linguistic ... [View Full Article]
 

Fri, October 31, 2008
Read All ABout 'It';

by James M. Edwards

I'm all about the whale: Gregory Peck as Captain Ahab in the 1956 "Moby Dick"

The Word Watch column began on Jan. 30 with James M. Edwards' critique ... [View Full Article]
 

Wed, October 22, 2008
Word Watch:
If everything is 'amazing,' then what's left to amaze us?

by James M. Edwards

Two months ago, the Word Watch column began with James M. Edwards' "The Hanging 'Here' Is Not Music to My Ears." Today Mr. Edwards, a Squirrel Hill resident, returns with another linguistic ... [View Full Article]