grammar

WORDS: More than 1,000 new words were added to the Oxford English Dictionary this year. Among those are bibliophilia and bibliophobe — the first, mean...

SHAKESPEARE: Imagine being so clever that around 1,700 words are credited to your creation. We’re referring, of course, to William Shakespeare. He cre...

LIBRARY LOVERS MONTH . Yes. February, although it is almost at an end, is National Library Lovers Month. Feb. is dedicated to the people who love the ...

TWO UNDEFEATED TEAMS: John Rimer of Bradford submitted a memory of his own about the 1971 Bradford team. He wrote, “Tuesday’s ‘Round the Square had an...

SPELLING: Spelling is hard. According to AT&T, internet users often search for “how to spell” certain words. From March 2020 to March 2021, in Pennsyl...

Take a look at your resume. When you read it, do you notice a lot of vague or passive words and phrases like “responsible for,” “tasked with,” or “wor...

TODAY: On this day in 1789, George Washington took office as the first elected U.S. president. What a remarkable day in history April 30 has been. In ...

Take a look at your resume. What words jump out at you? If you’re like most people, phrases like “was responsible for” or “worked on” are probably in ...

No matter what field you’re in, it’s likely that any given job description calls for good communication skills. At the top of this list is making sure...

On Sunday, the Bradford Area Lions unveiled a monument commemorating the existence of 100 years of Lionism. The Bradford Lions dedicated this monument...

SMILE: Love them or hate them, emoticons have become a ubiquitous symbol of modern culture. It was 35 years ago today that a professor proposed the us...