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Credit Crunch
The economy is a very serious problem now, but I’m going to talk about a much less serious problem—our obsessive use of the term credit crunch. Credit crunch is everywhere. During car commercials (local or national), I hear that you … Continue reading
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Tagged credit crunch, economic crisis, economy, language, politics, writing
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Insensitive Communication
Here at languageandgrammar.com, one of the points that we like to make is that communication goes beyond grammar. Grammar is important, of course, and we’ve written many posts about it (and will continue to do so), but it’s also important … Continue reading
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Tagged inappropriate team names, insensitivity, language, NFL, political correctness, Washington Redskins
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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
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Tagged DiGiorno pizza, DiGiornonomics, economic crisis, economy, Mazda, Mazdanomics, WalMart
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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
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Tagged English, grammar etiquette, language, me and him, me and you, speaking, writing
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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
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Tagged Braylon Edwards, Cleveland Browns, dropped the ball, football, Monday Night Football, Monday night football announcers
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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
Linking Verbs De-mystified
Linking verbs have several things going on, so we’ll keep this one simple. Linking verbs are intransitive (Transitive and Intransitive Verbs); that is, they do not have direct objects after them. Linking verbs describe a state of being rather than … Continue reading
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Tagged English, grammar, language, linking verbs, predicate adjective, predicate noun, subject complement
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Anonymous or Unnamed Source
Not every post on this blog is as simple being correct or incorrect. Sometimes, it’s about clarification to ensure accurate communication, and I think that we could use some clarification about the use of the adjectives anonymous and unnamed when … Continue reading
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Tagged anonymous sources, anonymous versus unnamed sources, communication, grammar, language, Sarah Palin, unnamed sources
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Miami Book Fair, Here I Come
The Miami Book Fair is the largest and most prestigious book fair in the country, and I’m very excited to be one of the participating authors this year. The festival, which takes place on the campus of Miami Dade College … Continue reading
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Tagged Ammon Shea, grammar, language, literally the best language book ever, Miami Book Fair, Miami Book Fair 2008, Miami Dada College, Mim Harrison, paul yeager, Reading the OED, Smart Words, writing
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Is It Him and I or Him and Me?
I’ve already written some general information about pronouns, but I think that it might be more helpful if I tackle them individually. Here, I’ll talk about the personal pronouns him and I versus him and me. Let’s get a couple … Continue reading
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Tagged English, grammar error, him and I, him and me, language, nominative pronouns, objective pronouns, personal pronouns, writing
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