The Dicta Diva

Welcome to Dicta!

Dicta!is all about words: Thoughts, comments and critical musings--starting with mine--on how American English is misused and abused all over the place. (Let me count the ways!) And occasionally, praise for a phrase or whatever that's, well, word-perfect.

In this space you'll see plenty of examples and specifics, and now and then a refresher on some rule of grammar or syntax or punctuation or pronunciation to illustrate a point and remind ourselves why it matters or doesn't matter, as the case may be.

I hope you'll comment, and contribute real-life examples, too--possibly even from something I've written. (It'll happen: perfectionists aren't perfect.)

Stay tuned. Should be fun!