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It’s late in December, and that means that it’s time for one of the most annoying traditions of the year (no, I don’t mean Christmas, but seriously, haven’t we had enough of Christmas already?). It means that it’s time for … Continue reading
Alls Is a Grammar Error
I heard someone on television (one of my favorite resources for grammar errors) use the grammar error alls, as in Alls I know is…. It’s not an error that I hear often, but it has been around for a very … Continue reading
You Can Quote Me on That
While British English allows for period placement outside quotation marks, in American English, the period goes inside the quotation marks. He referred to the people being wrestled to the ground and the shoes flying in mid-air as a “disagreement.” Paul … Continue reading
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Tagged English, grammar error, language, quotation marks, writing
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Happy Anniversary
It’s our one-year anniversary (belated by a couple of days), and we wanted to briefly thank all of you for making our first year such a success. It’s been an exciting year, not only because it was our first year … Continue reading
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Tagged Happy Anniversary, language and grammar blog
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It’s Supposedly, Not Supposably
What does supposably mean? Is it supposed to mean in a supposed way? How about able to be supposed? No, I don’t suppose; those don’t make sense. In reality, supposably is a non-word that is mistakenly used for the correct … Continue reading
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Tagged English, grammar error, language, supposably, supposedly, writing
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User Friendly Is Just Easy to Use
While flipping around the dial (that’s what we used to say back in the good old days), I heard the host of a travel show tell a traveler that Italy is the most user-friendly country. A country is user friendly? … Continue reading
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Tagged easy to use, English, grammar, language, user friendly, writing
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Logical Reason
Whenever I hear someone give a logical reason, I wonder how many illogical reasons they’ve given. A reason is the basis or cause of a belief or action, and it’s assumed that that these beliefs or causes are based on … Continue reading
Posted in grammar, humor, language, politics, sports, writing
Tagged grammar, grammar error, language, redundancy, redundant language, writing
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Credit Crunch
The economy is a very serious problem now, but I’m going to talk about a much less serious problem—our obsessive use of the term credit crunch. Credit crunch is everywhere. During car commercials (local or national), I hear that you … Continue reading
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Tagged credit crunch, economic crisis, economy, language, politics, writing
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Insensitive Communication
Here at languageandgrammar.com, one of the points that we like to make is that communication goes beyond grammar. Grammar is important, of course, and we’ve written many posts about it (and will continue to do so), but it’s also important … Continue reading
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Tagged inappropriate team names, insensitivity, language, NFL, political correctness, Washington Redskins
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The New Economics
A true optimist sees opportunity during times of despair, so perhaps the marketing world has a few optimists. Given the state of the economy, most retail outlets (Walmart aside) are suffering through difficult times, but a couple of companies are … Continue reading
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Tagged DiGiorno pizza, DiGiornonomics, economic crisis, economy, Mazda, Mazdanomics, WalMart
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