If something is “disheveled” or “unkempt,” could it also be “heveled” or “kempt”? So asked Ruth Penticoff of New Milford, Ill. And my wife threw in “disgruntled” and “gruntled.” So let’s explore the ...

“Not” is a small word, but its effects are large. It can even be the difference between life and death, depending on what a judge or jury decides. The prefix “non-” means “not,” as well as “the ...