Category Archives: off topic

Man Can’t Live on Language and Grammar Alone

Posted on March 25, 2009 by languageandgrammar

While the title of this post must be shocking to those of you who read this blog regularly, it’s true. We here at languageandgrammar.com have diverse skills and interests, and one of mine is meteorology. Having worked as an operational … Continue reading →

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March Sadness

Posted on March 20, 2009 by languageandgrammar

March Sadness is not as famous as the trademarked term that rhymes with it, but it more accurately reflects how I feel about the basketball fever that sweeps through this country more quickly than a logging company through a South … Continue reading →

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Not-So-Super Advice

Posted on February 2, 2009 by languageandgrammar

Having days and days and days of Super Bowl preview shows is analogous to 24-hour-per-day news coverage. With so much time to kill, there is simply not enough good information to fill the time, and the result is quite a … Continue reading →

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Like a Bull in a China Shop

Posted on January 29, 2009 by languageandgrammar

Most cliches have enough truth to them that, while the use of the phrase is monotonous and ineffective, there is at least some logic behind using it. That’s apparently not the case with the ever-popular like a bull in a … Continue reading →

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Tasty Upset or Indigestible Loss?

Posted on January 5, 2009 by languageandgrammar

I’m sure that many college football fans were shocked when LSU upset 13th ranked Georgia Tech in the Chick-Fil-A Bowl last week. Not being a college football fan, I was shocked, too—not at the outcome of the game but at … Continue reading →

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Happy Anniversary

Posted on December 15, 2008 by languageandgrammar

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 →

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O, What a Flight

Posted on November 20, 2008 by languageandgrammar

As regular readers of the blog may know, I was invited to this year’s Miami Book Fair. It was a wonderful experience–an honor to be invited and a pleasure to present. Air travel in our modern world, however, is always somewhat of an … Continue reading →

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Biden-Palin Vice-Presidential Debate

Posted on October 3, 2008 by languageandgrammar

It turned out that the conservative (i.e., mainstream) media had a point when they said that they feared a tone of condescension might be set at the Vice-Presidential debate. Where they were wrong was in their insistence that it would … Continue reading →

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Being Condescending Toward Palin

Posted on September 30, 2008 by languageandgrammar

We know that this is a blog about language and grammar, not politics, but we can stand it no longer. This nonsense about how difficult it will be for Senator Biden not to appear condescending to Governor Palin in this week’s … Continue reading →

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Presidential Debate–Contrast in Style

Posted on September 26, 2008 by languageandgrammar

The first presidential debate just ended, and we at languageandgrammar.com want to join the ranks of millions of bloggers who are currently penning posts about who won the debate. It’s our opinion that the difference between the two candidates is as stark as … Continue reading →

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