Today is Inauguration day 2021. The ceremony takes place in the nation’s capital, Washington, D.C., and the 46th president, Joe Biden, will be sworn in on the Capitol steps. Which brings up the common confusion between the two words: CAPITAL and CAPITOL The two...
This may sound shocking, but there is no longer a distinction between “lie” and “lay.” Yes, there was a time — 10, 20 or more years ago — when using LIE or LAY showed the difference between good, standard English and “other.” But when the majority of...
