Paul Yeager's weather book
Paul Yeager's language book
Category Archives: language
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
Posted in grammar, language, writing
Tagged English, grammar error, language, quotation marks, writing
Comments Off on You Can Quote Me on That
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
Posted in language, off topic
Tagged Happy Anniversary, language and grammar blog
Comments Off on Happy Anniversary
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
Posted in grammar, language, writing
Tagged English, grammar error, language, supposably, supposedly, writing
Comments Off on It’s Supposedly, Not Supposably
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
Posted in grammar, language, writing
Tagged easy to use, English, grammar, language, user friendly, writing
Comments Off on User Friendly Is Just Easy to Use
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
1 Comment
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
Posted in grammar, language, writing
Tagged DiGiorno pizza, DiGiornonomics, economic crisis, economy, Mazda, Mazdanomics, WalMart
2 Comments
Me and You, Me and Him, Me and….Anyone Else
This is not so much an English grammar rule as it is English grammar etiquette that says something about the speaker. When referring to yourself and anyone else, the polite thing to do is to put yourself last, not first. … Continue reading
Posted in grammar, language, writing
Tagged English, grammar etiquette, language, me and him, me and you, speaking, writing
Comments Off on Me and You, Me and Him, Me and….Anyone Else
Dropped the Ball
Despite what the Monday Night Football crew apparently thinks, dropping the ball is not the same thing as not catching the ball. I’m saying this because the crack announcers showed a highlight reel of dropped passes by Cleveland Browns’ wide receiver … Continue reading
Posted in grammar, language, sports, writing
Tagged Braylon Edwards, Cleveland Browns, dropped the ball, football, Monday Night Football, Monday night football announcers
Comments Off on Dropped the Ball
Linking Verbs Further De-mystified
In Linking Verbs De-mystified, I said that I would talk more about linking verbs later because there’s just too much to do for one post. Well, later has arrived. Again, we’ll keep it simple for clarity sake. Remember, linking verbs … Continue reading
Everything Language and Grammar 