Having suspended the "Joke of the Week" feature, I would like to offer something else to mark your Mondays. So on Monday, June 8, at the suggestion of a reader, I will offer the first installment of "Ask the Old Editor."
The Old Editor will entertain your entreaties for information and advice on grammar and usage, writing, writer-editor etiquette, and related subjects.
The Old Editor will not address marital and relationship matters, dietary questions, or auto mechanics.
A first query is already in hand. Feel free to send yours. The Old Editor recommends that you submit your questions privately, to john.mcintyre@baltsun.com, and he will not use your name in posts unless you specifically permit it.