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Man Can’t Live on Language and Grammar Alone
While the title of this post must be shocking to those of you who read this blog regularly, it’s true. We here at languageandgrammar.com have diverse skills and interests, and one of mine is meteorology. Having worked as an operational … Continue reading
Posted in off topic, weather
Tagged off topic, paul yeager, weather
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Orient or Orientate: Don’t Get Disorientated Over This One
Last week, a reader asked that I talk about the words orient and orientate and their, ummmm, evolution, so here we go. According to Webster’s dictionary, orient first appeared in 1727 and meant to cause to face and turn to … Continue reading
March Sadness
March Sadness is not as famous as the trademarked term that rhymes with it, but it more accurately reflects how I feel about the basketball fever that sweeps through this country more quickly than a logging company through a South … Continue reading
Posted in humor, off topic, sports
Tagged college basketball, humor, March madness, March sadness
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The Least-Used Phrase in the English Language
I’ve done extensive research and analysis, and I feel comfortable is proclaiming that the least-used phrase in the language is….wait for it (no, that’s not it; that’s one of the most overused)…I can’t believe it’s already Tuesday. That’s right, ladies … Continue reading
Meantime, the Controversy Rages
Fine, it’s not a major controversy, but I figured I would need a sensationalistic headline in order to get any but the most grammar- and language-obsessed among us to read about the proper use of meantime and meanwhile. It’s not … Continue reading
Posted in grammar, language, writing
Tagged descriptivists, grammar, grammar error, language, meatime versus meawhile, writing
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The Snuggie–Make it Stop
In Literally, the Best Language Book Ever, the chapter called You Thought You Were Clever, But… includes statements (often attempts at humor) that were clever at one point, but overuse means that they’re now as funny and charming as being … Continue reading
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Tagged language, literally the best language book ever, overused jokes, snuggie, writing
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Redundant Language
Just a short, little post today. It’s absolutely essential that if we want to develop the best ever language skills that we all join together for a brief moment to eliminate all repetitive redundancy that we hear on a daily … Continue reading
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Tagged grammar, language, redundancy, redundant language, writing
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Political Theater
Maybe I’ve been following the news too closely lately, but I am tired of hearing every event in Washington, D.C., being described as political theater. When President Obama tries to get a bill passed and republicans fight him, it’s called … Continue reading
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Tagged language, political theater, politics, President Obama, trite words, Washington D.C., writing
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Voila!
Yo no hable frances (and my Spanish is kind of rusty, too), but if I did, I would be even more annoyed with how many times I’ve heard the word voila butchered by Americans. It’s not Wa La or Walla … Continue reading
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Tagged grammar, language, misused words, voila, writing
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Bringin’ ’em back from the dead: hitherto and henceforth
I thought I’d take a break from pontificating about grammar rules and share with you some of my favorite words that have gone the way of the whole two tin cans and a string thing—-except whenever I can work them … Continue reading
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