Language And Expressions Gifts

"I'm pretty sure it's a jaybird."

"I'm afraid the writing is on the wall..."

"Remember the golden rule: more buzzwords, less real words."

"Bert, I'm confused. What happens after we circle the wagons, tighten our belts and walk a mile in our customer's shoes? Is that when the chickens come home to roost?"

"In the first place, it isn't "maddening crowd.' It's 'madding crowd.' "

Hey, calm down --- Now, what did you say again?

Solicitor speaks legal jargon and has a translator who tells client: 'You haven't a hope!'

Campaign for Plain English

"Whenever he shows up everything turns to crap!"

Thru versus Through Traffic

Torturing the English Language

"You'll love this. It's swarthy yet munificent, didactic and gregarious with hints of dogma."

Boneheads! I never said I was bringing ten condiments!

"Abstract Expressionism is definitely right for me at this stage of my career."

'I can't force jocose if I'm not feeling it.'

Assault 'n' Vinegar

"The good news is that we do have a little wiggle room."

A Copy Editor and His Dog

Punctuation Police

Backfire

"Damn - another letter to the editor."

What's normal?

"No, ma'am. I'm not sure what the difference is between being creative or just plain weird."

"There's only one 'L' in colosseum."

"No, I really thought each sentence ended with an emoji!"

'The Questioner'

"If Google Translate is correct, they want our women and our cattle."

Lesser known greek gods,

'I've been called some mean things as a baby boomer, but 'Pig in the Python' really hurts.'

T. S. Eliot Meets Beavis And Butthead

'Just follow these simple instructions.'

"He's sworn never to say Boudicca, ShrOwsbury, whoM, or narrative."

'The World will speak hip-hop tomorrow.'

I'm not saying I'm not a hound dog. I'm saying I'm not nothing but a hound dog.

Sauce for the Goose