The 501

COMMENTARY

If your mind is blank, check Facebook. You can end up blanker.

Or can you? “Blanker” should not be a word—not even for taking potshots at oft-maligned Facebook. “Blanker” falls in the same category as “uniquer.” But if Spellcheck lets you spell whatever, then it’s a bona fide word. Right?

Let’s see what happens with “blankest” and “uniquest.” … Oh my! Both superlatives passed muster. Crazy…