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Me, Myself, and I
A story on a regional news show ended with the interviewee saying, It was good for the neighborhood and myself. I was glad that things had worked out for the community, but, being as concerned as I am with grammar, … Continue reading
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Tagged English, grammar error, intensive pronouns, myself, reflexive pronouns, writing
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Pre-owned Car Salesman
As a meteorologist, I have sympathy for people with jobs that don’t get much respect—and I’m not talking about the egg processing factory. (Maybe Rodney Dangerfield should have considered a job as a weather forecaster.) I feel bad for the … Continue reading
Posted in humor, language, politics
Tagged humor, language, pre-owned cars, used car salesman
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Monthly Review, Radio Style
I thought that it was a definite possibility that my monthly review of errors posted on languageandgrammar.com would be more impactful if it were combined with the review of radio promotion that I promised every one. I’ll let that up to you to determine. … Continue reading
Posted in language, monthly reviews
Tagged grammar, language, radio promotion
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Enjoy the Funeral
I don’t know too many people who would say enjoy the funeral, but that’s as logical as saying Happy Memorial Day. Memorial Day is a day to honor those who died in service of the country; it’s a solemn occasion. Believe … Continue reading
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Tagged Happy Memorial Day, holidays, language, Memorial Day
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You’re, Your
I often enough see your used where you’re should be used. You’re is the contraction for you are. Take the following sentence: You’re your own worst enemy. You’re (you are) your own worst enemy. Your shows possession just like my, … Continue reading
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Tagged contractions, English, grammar, possessives, writing, you're, your
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Insightful Political Analysis
An MSNBC political pundit must have heard about my unadvertised use one amorphous cliche from my book, get the second free special since he gave this insightful analysis of the extended Democratic nomination process last night using two entries from the … Continue reading
Posted in language, politics
Tagged at the end of the day, grammar, it is what it is, language, politics, trendy words, writing
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What Is a Comma Splice?
I’m a legitimate punctuation mark, get me out of here. This is supposedly a quote by someone who wrote a popular book on punctuation (that I have not read). If this is true, then it’s shocking to me. If this … Continue reading
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Tagged comma splice, grammar, punctuation error, writing
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Radio Head
Here’s an update on some of the radio interviews I’ve done to promote the book (Literally, the Best Language Book Ever), along with a list of some upcoming appearances. I already mentioned this in the blog, so this might sound … Continue reading
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Tagged cjad, kfor, l.e.w.d. show sportstalknetwork, literally the best language book ever, npr wisconsin, radio appearances, Something You Should Know, wfaw, wgy, wibc, wjbc, wtkf
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Total 360
I know (believe me, I know) that it sometimes seems as if it’s difficult to change direction in life, and perhaps that’s a reflection of our tendency to say the phrase I did a total 360 instead of the correct statement I … Continue reading
Affect vs. Effect
This is one of those strictly written errors in English; nevertheless, it’s still a grammar error. Affect and effect have several meanings, but people get them most mixed up when trying to use the noun effect as the verb to … Continue reading
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Tagged affect or effect, English, grammar error, writing
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