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Blowback
Blowback has become an increasingly popular (i.e, trendy) term, and it’s being used to mean….uh…actually, I don’t know what it’s being used to mean. That’s one of the problems with words that are made up or words that are being … Continue reading
Choose This!
A couple of days ago, I was reading the comments related to an Internet article listing food that packs on the pounds (is there really anyone out there who still doesn’t know that cream-filled doughnuts and buttered mashed potatoes could … Continue reading
Most Stupid or Stupidest: Stupid Grammar Error
The superlative form of stupid is most stupid, as in I made the most stupid mistake, not stupidest. Stupidest can be heard and seen everywhere, including many modern dictionaries, but it’s wrong. (Please don’t ask me to roll out my … Continue reading
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Tagged comparative, English, grammar error, stupid, stupider, stupidest, superlative, writing
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Diss Goes Mainstream
It’s interesting to follow the progression of one generation’s trendy words as they spread into the more mainstream lexicon. The reason that the new generation started to create the new, trendy way of speaking was to separate themselves from the … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrea Mitchell, Chris Matthews, diss, English, grammar, language, MSNBC, Newt Gingrich, politics, writing
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Literally, the Best Language Book Ever in Stores Today
Today is a day that I’ve been looking forward to for quite some time. My book, Literally, the Best Language Book Ever, is officially being released by Perigee Books. Working with Perigee to get it published was a great experience, and now, I’m fortunate enough to … Continue reading
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Tagged literally the best language book ever, Paul's book, Perigee Books
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Jobs I’d Hate to Have
Expiration dates on food products are important, of course; otherwise, we’d have even more people going around saying “This doesn’t smell good–here, sniff” and “This doesn’t taste right–here, take a bite,” but it’s clear that we’ve taken this one step too far. … Continue reading
LanguageAndGrammar Takes to the Airwaves
May 2 I wanted to let everyone know that I’ll be talking about Literally, the Best Language Book Ever on various radio outlets in the coming weeks, and my first appearance will be on CJAD radio in Montreal in just … Continue reading
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Sneak or Snuck: Sneak’s Snuck Sneaked In
Speaking of sneaking, maybe that’s how the word snuck got into the dictionary; I can’t think of any other reason for it to be there. Although snuck is used fairly widely, the correct past tense and past participle of sneak … Continue reading
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Tagged English, grammar error, past participle, past tense, sneak, sneaked or snuck, writing
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War on Everything
Many of us have heard of the law of attraction, which is the belief that whatever a person experiences is a direct reflection of what he believes. For instance, if he believes that he has to fight for every penny, then he will, indeed, have … Continue reading
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Tagged English, grammar, language, law of attraction, war, war on crime, war on drugs, war on poverty, writing
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Every One and Any One
This grammar error only makes itself obvious in the written word, but it does seem to be fairly common. Use anyone if you can substitute it with anybody. Did anyone else hear the news anchor use the slang (read inappropriate) … Continue reading
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Tagged anyone or any one, English, everyone or every one, grammar error
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