Bonnie Hammer

In the American office lexicon, 'aging' - and its close cousin 'old' - are inconsistent modifiers. While older women are often labeled as 'tired' and 'out of touch,' aging men get to be 'distinguished' and 'seasoned.

American Businessman

P. J. O'Rourke

I spend my days kneeling in the muck of language, feeling around for gooey verbs, nouns, and modifiers that I can squash together to make a blob of a sentence that bears some likeness to reason and sense.

American Comedian

Steve Rushin

Nouns are seldom improved by the modifier 'public.' Few of us, given a private alternative, prefer public restrooms or public transportation or public displays of affection.

American Journalist

Modifiers should be placed close to the words they describe to avoid confusion.

Position Matters

A modifier placed incorrectly can change the meaning of a sentence, often humorously.

Misplaced Modifiers

Modifiers must clearly refer to a specific word, or they will dangle, causing confusion.

Dangling Modifiers

Use clear modifiers in programming to make the code understandable.

Code Clarity

Incorrect modifiers in code can cause bugs, so always review and test code thoroughly.

Programming Errors

In computing, modifiers may affect the local or global scope, changing its impact.

Modifier Scope

 confusing headlines like this appear all the time. Modifiers are words, phrases, and clauses that add information about other parts of a sentence, which is usually helpful. But when modifiers aren't linked clearly enough

How misused modifiers...

 as to insist that a life lost could be a soul found but what are we were to reclaim Seoul from the lost-and-found business if we were to free it of pious modifiers such as blessed and immortal because it

The real meaning of soul...

 We have skin enhancements, clothing. As far as I can see, all of you are users of this enhancement technology in this room, so that's a great thing. Mood modifiers have been used from time immemorial --

Nick Bostrom: Humanity's...

 objects under their skin body modifiers admit much of what sets them apart is dangerous and excruciating ly painful but nothing they say feels or smells