Artificial intelligence, also known as artificial “intelligence” . . .

The proprietress of a brothel is a madam, ⁦NYT Obituaries⁩, with no “e.” nytimes.com/2025/09/23/mov…

Make that “who was,” ⁦The New York Times⁩; otherwise you’re suggesting Mr. Miller said the executive was celebrated by communists. nytimes.com/2025/09/24/nyr…

A subject-verb disagreement, ⁦The New York Times⁩. nytimes.com/2025/09/24/nyr…

A subject-verb disagreement, ⁦The Dispatch⁩. thedispatch.com/article/donald…

Make that “in the bow” and “into the stern,” ⁦The Wall Street Journal⁩. Or do you all get seasick just thinking about it? wsj.com/us-news/dougla…

Fun times reading a much-heralded new history by a prize-winning author, which mentions an ancestor of mine—but spells his name wrong.

A subject-verb disagreement, ⁦The New York Times⁩. If you’re hung up about the plural after the verb, make the subject “connections.” nytimes.com/2025/09/27/wor…

Make that “free,” ⁦The New York Times⁩, an adjective modifying the prepositional phrase “from political pressure,” not an adverb modifying “operate.” The entire phrase “free from political pressure” modifies “operate.” nytimes.com/2025/09/26/us/…

Your periodic reminder that "As such" does not mean "Thus," "Therefore," or "And so."

This is not from a (real) dictionary. It’s a report of the confusion of people who don’t know how to use one.

Quiz time, The New York Times. One of the following is correct, the other idiotically redundant: your headline and your lead sentence from the same story. Can you guess? nytimes.com/2025/10/07/wor…

A needless variant of “pugnacity,” ⁦The Washington Post⁩. washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

A fused participle, ⁦Post Style⁩. Make it “despite no one’s having seen it.” washingtonpost.com/entertainment/…

Read closely, ⁦The Dispatch⁩, and consider the possibility that you wanted two more quotation marks in the last two lines here. thedispatch.com/debates/espion…

You mean “flak,” ⁦Post Style⁩. washingtonpost.com/style/fashion/…