On a Linguistic Hole

There's a hole, there's a hole, there's a hole in the bottom of the... English language.

Ahem. What I'm referring to is a linguistic “hole” that, while it's been especially contentious in the politically correct atmosphere of the last 40 years or so, has vexed writers for centuries. I'm talking about our language's lack of a neuter, singular third-person personal pronoun.

On Being Concise

I remember being told, though I can't recall by whom, that the mark of a good writer is being concise; that is, using as few words as possible.

Accordingly, I'm ending this post right here.