Below is a screen cap from the front page of BostonGlobe.com, highlighting a story about Boston's real estate market, six years after the 2008 mortgage crisis. The article is accompanied by a Shutterstock photo that shows an aerial view of the Back Bay.

The first item to mention is that the largest and most prominent building in that picture is my ( Read more... )

Is it hypocritical for newspapers to tout themselves as defenders of the English language while simultaneously butchering it whenever it is convenient?

Here’s a selection of recent headlines from the Boston Globe. You’ll note the grammatically egregious use of “slay” as a noun and/or adjective, rather ( Read more... )