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Time to Run Down Run Up
There are myriad reasons for objecting to the war in Iraq, and I will focus on the least important of all–the now-obsessive use of the term run up. Ever since that war was merely in the planning stage, the phrases run … Continue reading
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Tagged grammar, language, politics, run up, run up to the war, writing
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Hope Against Hopefully
The word hopefully is an adverb; notice the -ly, which to an adverb is analogous to the stripes on a zebra–most adverbs have them. An adverb is a word that describes a verb, so hopefully is a word that describes how something is done. Charlie … Continue reading
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Tagged grammar, grammar errors, hope vs. hopefully, hopefully, I hope, writing
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You Have a Couple of Something, Not a Couple Something
AP article, January 20, 2008: In a national economy teetering on the brink of recession, there are a couple bright spots for Pennsylvania. Perhaps it’s not fair, but I expect more from institutions such as the AP. I actually didn’t … Continue reading
Reason is Because
Reason is because is incorrect. The meaning of because is for the reason that, and the meaning of reason is a basis or cause, so using these together makes a redundancy. The reason that our campaign is gaining in popularity … Continue reading
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Where Are You At?
Asking where are you at is a common grammar mistake, and the mistake and error is as obvious and evident as is the redundancy and repetition of the second part of this sentence and complete thought. More simply–and less redundant–the word where … Continue reading
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Tagged grammar, grammar errors, language, redundancy, writing
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You Have Problems, Not Issues
Somewhere, at some point over the recent past, someone decided that it was no longer acceptable for a person to say what he or she means; it was no longer acceptable to speak in precise, direct words. And what’s worse, … Continue reading
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Tagged grammar, problem and issue, sportscenter, using issue to mean problem
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Price Point Has No Point
I recently saw a popular fashion expert on television talking about what she knows best–fashion–where she said There’s a perfect black pant for every price point. There’s also a perfect solution for every grammar problem–well, maybe not every grammar problem, … Continue reading
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If A Blog is Written in the Woods…
…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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Tagged communication, grammar, lanugage, punctuation
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