Index
191
injured/wounded.............. 128
inmates/convicts/prisoners..62
insure/ensure .....................89
intend to do .......................73
irony vs. coincidence .........67
irregardless/regardless...... 114
irregular verbs ...................31
irritate/aggravate.............. 112
its/it's ................................29
J
jail/prison/penitentiary .......62
Japanese American.......... 158
Jesus vs. Christ................ 151
Jew................................. 158
jibe/gibe/jive ................... 129
Johns Hopkins ................. 130
Johnson, Samuel.............. 173
Jones, Michael...................54
jurist/juror ....................... 100
jury...................................41
K
Kempenaar, Adam........... 106
kindergarten.................... 137
Kingsolver, Barbara.............8
Knowles, Bob.................. 124
Korean American ............ 158
kudos .............................. 131
Kunkle, Michael................13
Kunz, Dave ..................... 170
L
laid ...................................14
last/past.............................82
Latin abbreviations ...108, 109
Latino ............................. 158
lawmen.............................54
lay/lie ...............................14
lectern/podium ..................83
legislature .........................41
lend/loan......................... 133
lesbian ............................ 157
less/fewer..........................15
Levy, Allan ..................... 178
Lichtenberg, Georg.......... 141
lie/lay ...............................14
life partner ...................... 157
lightning ......................... 137
Lincoln's Birthday .............30
literally/figuratively ......... 115
loan/lend......................... 133
loose/lose ........................ 112
M
M.D.T...............................87
magna cum laude ...............78
malapropisms ...... 98, 99, 100,
101, 102
manslaughter.....................58
many/more/most................44
Marks, Robyn.................. 175
McCanless, Myra Fain .........2
McNally, Lou .................. 109
me or I? ............................46
me/myself ...........................3
median/medium .................84
memento/momento .......... 110
Mexican American .......... 158
Mill, John Stuart................68
Miller, Dan.................56, 135
Miller, Matt.......................55
modifier, dangling .............38
modifier, misplaced ...........37
moot/mute .........................84
moral/morale .......................7
more than/over ..................36
more/most .........................22
Mother's Day.....................30
murder ..............................58