Category Archives: language

See You Next Year

Posted on December 31, 2007 by languageandgrammar

Do yourself and everyone you know a favor–fight the nearly uncontrollable urge to say see you next year today. I know that it’s New Year’s Eve, which means that the next time you’ll see many people, it will, indeed, be … Continue reading →

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Democrat Party

Posted on December 27, 2007 by languageandgrammar

A politician’s image is as finely crafted as a pink flamingo made of hand-blown glass, so when something is repeated by a politician or a political party, there can be no question that it’s being done for a reason. There … Continue reading →

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Controlling Destiny

Posted on December 25, 2007 by languageandgrammar

Bob Costas, on Sunday Night Football, made a good point about language, so I though I’d share it. It’s common for sports announcers and fans alike to talk about how a team “controls its own destiny” when the team playoff … Continue reading →

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IBM Gets It

Posted on December 22, 2007 by languageandgrammar

IBM is, of course, known for many things, not the least of which is, as they say on their Web site, integrating “hardware, software and IT services into business solutions to meet your goals.” As such, I’m sure that they’re intimately … Continue reading →

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Credibility Gap

Posted on December 15, 2007 by languageandgrammar

When the way a word is used is changed, it has been changed for a reason. Sometimes it’s the actual definition of the word that changes, such as the word issue. I talk about this in the book, and since it’s not … Continue reading →

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If A Blog is Written in the Woods…

Posted on December 13, 2007 by languageandgrammar

…and no one reads it, then is it still a blog? What I’m trying to say is that I know that it takes a while to become established in the blog community, and since you’ve got to start somewhere, this is … Continue reading →

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Coming Soon

Posted on December 10, 2007 by languageandgrammar

This blog will soon be filled with all of the language and grammar information that you could possibly want.

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