Dear Geist,

ran a correction saying that Spicer was never “in the bushes”; he was “among bushes.” Say what? Even my trusty dictionary isn’t helping me on this one.

Dear Cameron,

It’s a head-scratcher, isn’t it?

three things. (Not always, this being English, but that’s another subject.)

, on the other hand, feels more formal and stately, suggesting pleasant, voluntary mingling—without touching, and certainly without hiding.