Author Archives: languageandgrammar

This Kind of Error Is Not the Same as These Sorts of Errors

Posted on March 5, 2008 by languageandgrammar

Kind of is singular, so the noun following it needs to be singular; kinds of is plural, so what follows needs to be plural. When either kind or kinds is preceded by a demonstrative pronoun, it should be this or … Continue reading →

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Weather on Your Weekend

Posted on March 4, 2008 by languageandgrammar

Can I register a complaint about my own blog on my own blog? Is that legal? Why do I keep asking myself questions? I hate when people do that! Anyway, I’m the meteorologist, and everyone else on this blog is talking about … Continue reading →

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Spelling and Pronunciation Errors

Posted on March 3, 2008 by languageandgrammar

Today, I’ll tackle a few spelling and pronunciation errors that I come across more often than I think I should. Sometimes, we just get into bad habits, automatically repeating another person’s pronunciation or spelling without realizing that we’ve seen or … Continue reading →

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Rain Activity and Snow Events

Posted on March 1, 2008 by languageandgrammar

While riding the waves of the Internet, I stumbled across a blog entry that matched well with my recent entry about rain and snow (The Plurals are Rain and Snow). In fact, the entry in John McIntyre’s You Don’t Say … Continue reading →

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If You Can’t Park It, Then…

Posted on March 1, 2008 by languageandgrammar

Driving an SUV, which according to co-blogger Sherry Coven stands for Stupid Ugly Vehicle, is almost as popular as the loans needed to pay for the monthly gas bills of driving these monsters, but the problem is that most people … Continue reading →

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The Plurals Are Rain and Snow

Posted on February 29, 2008 by languageandgrammar

Here’s a look at your snows on your Saturday. We’re looking at wind-driven snows. I hear these kinds of things almost daily from both local and national weather personalities. The plural of rain is rain, and the plural of snow … Continue reading →

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The Reason is Already the Why

Posted on February 28, 2008 by languageandgrammar

I’ve already written about the redundancy of the reason is because, but I’ve noticed that many people are also curious about whether the reason why is correct grammar. Both the reason is because and the reason why have something very … Continue reading →

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It Was Like A Nightmare or Something

Posted on February 27, 2008 by languageandgrammar

When I talk about the need to communicate well, I’m not just talking about the need to use proper grammar rules at all times. It’s more about the need to express thoughts in a way that gives the listener an … Continue reading →

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Misremembered

Posted on February 25, 2008 by languageandgrammar

Everyone had a good laugh at Roger Clemens when he recently said  (at the congressional hearing about steroid use) that Andy Pettitte had misremembered since we all know that misremembered is obviously not a word. While I agree with those … Continue reading →

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I’m Sorry If I Offended Anyone

Posted on February 23, 2008 by languageandgrammar

I have one piece of advice to all would-be apologists out there: If you’re not sorry, then don’t apologize! I am tired of hearing the standard non-apology of I’m sorry if I offended anyone. Apologies are not conditional upon whether … Continue reading →

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