Author Archives: languageandgrammar

You Might Be Sick, But You’re Not Nauseous

Posted on March 18, 2008 by languageandgrammar

There’s a stomach flu going around, so I shouldn’t have been surprised when I heard someone in the supermarket announce I’m so nauseous. I mean, when you’re sick, it can get pretty bad for everyone around you. I don’t normally … Continue reading →

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28 Language Errors in One Post!

Posted on March 17, 2008 by languageandgrammar

I did alot of ideating today and decided to start a new regular feature on the blog: a post that highlights all of the entries that Sherry and I have written in the past month. I thought that I would start … Continue reading →

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Pushback to Pushback

Posted on March 14, 2008 by languageandgrammar

Since pushback (or is it push back?) has started to replace resistance in nearly every conversation in the business world in this country, I’ve decided that it’s time for me to step in and single-handedly prevent yet another non-word from … Continue reading →

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And Yet, But Yet

Posted on March 13, 2008 by languageandgrammar

I’ve noticed that many people are interested in the use and misuse of the coordinating conjunctions but yet and and yet, so I’ve re-written my Pick a Coordinating Conjunction, Any Coordinating Conjunction post in order to provide more precise information. … Continue reading →

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2008

Posted on March 12, 2008 by languageandgrammar

This falls more into the category of a language observation than a language abuse or grammar error, but it’s interesting to note that ever since the beginning of the 21st century, we’ve nearly unanimously changed the way in which we refer … Continue reading →

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Subject-Verb Agreement with There Is/There Are

Posted on March 11, 2008 by languageandgrammar

In an article about shopping for a car: There’s other ways to save money when buying a car. This grammar error has been spreading over the past few years like germs at a nursery school. Is (there’s, of course, means … Continue reading →

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Unbelievable…

Posted on March 10, 2008 by languageandgrammar

Some words are annoying because they’re overused. Some words are annoying because they’re too pop culture. Some words are annoying because they’re inarticulate. A few very special words are like getting three lemons in the slot machine with no payoff–annoying because … Continue reading →

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47-Hour Weekend

Posted on March 7, 2008 by languageandgrammar

I have a confession to make: I didn’t know that it was daylight-saving time rather than Daylight Savings Time (with an s, no hyphen, and caps) until co-blogger Sherry Coven corrected me. She is, of course, right–as she always is–so you might be … Continue reading →

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The Conjugations of Lie and Lay

Posted on March 7, 2008 by languageandgrammar

The verb to lie means to rest or recline and is conjugated lie, lay, have/has lain. He lies silently in his bed. Yesterday, I lay on the beach. The dog has lain on the couch many times. The verb to … Continue reading →

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Say No to Income Coming In

Posted on March 6, 2008 by languageandgrammar

Don’t get me wrong–I’m not saying no to income, but I’m saying no to the redundant phrase income coming in. Income, of course, is money that you receive, which means money that comes to you. In other words, saying income … Continue reading →

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