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Discusses language and the use of colloquialisms. Impact of the prefix franken- on genetic engineering; The use of sentence fragments in United States campaign slogans; The proper use of sentence fragments as described by University of Chicago linguistics professor James McCawley.

Offers observations on language usage. Definition of the suffix -oid through the example of classic American radio; Factoid; Syllogoid; A discussion of radio comedy and classic radio lines.

The article discusses common prefixes, which will help to decipher the meanings of unfamiliar words.

The article presents deciphered supershort telegrams as examples of ingenious brevity during the 1800s when people had to pay as much as one dollar per Morse-coded word to dispatch a cable overseas. Latin prefixes and suffixes were added to a foreign correspondent sent by "Daily Telegraph" editor Ricky March to Lagos in the 1960s. Zoologist William Hay Caldwell used Latin to cable his discovery that platypus laid eggs from Australia to the British Association for the Advancement of Science.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the March 24, 2012 issue, which the letter writer feels overused the prefix "un-".

A quiz about suffixes added to words used in a description about peanut farming is presented.

A quiz about assigning the correct prefix to a word is presented.

The article reports on the availability of a set of classroom posters and guidance notes for specialists and vocational teachers. The distribution of the materials aims to provide them an interactive approach toward the improvement of the learners' spelling skills. The posters and notes shall cover the partitioning of words, identification of prefixes and suffixes, recognition of syllables, adoption of systematic approaches to learning and recollecting words, and the use of mnemonics.

The article presents questions and answers related to words. One person asks why translations of foreign words, specifically Asian words, are not spelled phonetically. Another questions the use of words ending in -y as opposed to -ence, and uses the examples of dependency versus dependence and insurgency versus insurgence.

Comments on English words and phrases used in current events. Use of the word "prebuttal" in an article about Nevada Senator Harry Reid; Definition of "rebuttal," and observation that in the fast-paced media, a rebuttal is already too late; Origination of the word, which is attributed to Al Gore during U.S. President Bill Clinton's campaign for reelection; Use of the prefix "pre-" to create new words.

Discusses the use of prefixes to convey size. Examples of words that convey the infinitely small and incomprehensibly huge, such as "nanosecond," "attosecond," and the prefix "giga" from the Greek word for "giant."

In this article, the author discusses increasing popularity of the prefix "tribo" in the tribology industry. He states his experience of attending a meeting at Argonne National Laboratory where the prefix tribo was persistently used in research presentations relating to tribilogy, and mentions such prefixes as tribosystem, triboscience, and triboelement. He notes that the industry has developed words that accurately describe a condition but are only meaningful to people in that industry.

Discusses the various uses of suffixes to designate the followers of and staffers for United States presidential candidates. `McGovernites'; `Nixonites'; Workers for President George Bush's campaign known as `Bushies'; Use of the phrase `radical middle' ; Description of the political rhetoric known as `Perotspeak.'