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Subjunctive Uses I Wish I Were, Not I Wish I Was

Posted on March 3, 2019 by

Colin Cowherd, January 22, 2008, talking about Tony Dungy coaching in Indianapolis while his family is living in Tampa: If I was a columnist in Indianapolis, I would write about that story. Well, even though I like his show and … Continue reading →

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Is It Dragged or Drug? Look What the Cat Dragged In

Posted on February 26, 2019 by

I was horrified to see that an online dictionary is now even mentioning the word drug as a non-standard past tense conjugation of the word drag instead of what it is, which is substandard. I haven’t checked to see whether … Continue reading →

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ACROSS, ACROSST, ACROSSED

Posted on February 10, 2019 by

When you have gone from one side of a street to the other side, you have gone across the street—–not acrossed the street, acrosst the street, or acrost the street. I’m not sure how people who use this non-word are … Continue reading →

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Random Capitalization

Posted on May 30, 2013 by

By Paul Yeager, author of Literally, the Best Language Book Ever and Weather Whys: Facts, Myths, and Oddities I’m not someone who sends a lot of text messages, but I’ve sent enough to understand the need to use short-cuts and … Continue reading →

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Communicating with Tact, Confusing Word Pairs, and More

Posted on March 21, 2013 by

By Paul Yeager, author of Literally, the Best Language Book Ever and Weather Whys: Facts, Myths, and Oddities Just a quick reminder: This is not the only place where I post my language ramblings. Feel free to check out AIS … Continue reading →

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How to Write Good

Posted on March 20, 2013 by

By Paul Yeager, author of Literally, the Best Language Book Ever and Weather Whys: Facts, Myths, and Oddities   A friend sent this along recently, and it’s worth a look (and maybe a laugh).

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Proof that Dictionaries Are Not Source for Proper Grammar: “Thx” Now in Dictionary

Posted on March 14, 2013 by

By Paul Yeager, author of Literally, the Best Language Book Ever and Weather Whys: Facts, Myths, and Oddities We at languageandgrammar.com have taken some criticism for saying things like “Dictionaries are a source of common usage, not necessarily correct grammar” … Continue reading →

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