Just your average day in cognitive-dissonance L.A., driving around town with the radio on: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's Styrian accent comes at me like rubber bullets. A few lilting words from Beverly ...

I think twice before speaking. And no, it’s not because I’m afraid of expressing myself. It sounds like a trivial concern, but it’s because, sometimes, I mispronounce words. It started when I was in ...