Tag Archives: grammar

Writing Tips

Posted on April 4, 2010 by languageandgrammar

One of the things that I do for my “day job” is post a monthly writing tip on the Administrative Information Services (AIS) Web site, so I thought I’d highlight that here today: AIS Writing Tips. Some of the information there … Continue reading →

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More Annoying Work Phrases

Posted on February 19, 2010 by languageandgrammar

Work is such an outstanding source of annoying phrases that the topic warranted its own chapter in my book (Literally, The Best Language Book Ever) and, perhaps more impressive, generates 2.7 million results for a yahoo search. An article on CNN highlighted the … Continue reading →

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Useless Phrases

Posted on February 13, 2010 by languageandgrammar

I just realized something. Writing articles and blog entries about annoying words and phrases has become so popular that they (lists of annoying words and phrases) could fill a book–not the annoying words or phrases, but the lists themselves! One … Continue reading →

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Factoid Verus Fact

Posted on January 12, 2010 by languageandgrammar

I’ve received some criticism related to my book (Literally, the Best Language Book Ever) for my tendency toward prescriptivism, and we’ve also had some negative comments on the blog for the same reason, but the “word” factoid probably explains the … Continue reading →

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The Opinionator on Language

Posted on January 8, 2010 by languageandgrammar

One of the easiest ways to get a discussion going online is to ask people what words or phrases annoy them more than others, similar to what we’ve done on our Your Pet Peeves page. The Opinionator (Stanley Fish) at … Continue reading →

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Grammar and Language Geek Heaven

Posted on December 30, 2009 by languageandgrammar

If you love language and grammar, then the page 100 Fun & Informative Blog Posts Every Grammar Geek Should Bookmark will be like opening 100 little birthday presents. I’m certainly not saying that because we’re numbers 41, 42, and 59–although … Continue reading →

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Fake AP Stylebook

Posted on December 10, 2009 by languageandgrammar

Fellow grammar and language geeks might enjoy a twitter page called the Fake AP Stylebook, where humorous (well, at least supposedly humorous) contributions are given to a Fake AP Stylebook. Some of the content is genuinely funny, such as: The … Continue reading →

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Guestimate

Posted on December 1, 2009 by languageandgrammar

This is just a rough guestimate, but I believe that I’ve heard “guestimate” said five times in the past two weeks. If you ask me, that’s six times too many–if you count the time I just said it. I’m not … Continue reading →

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350 And Counting…

Posted on November 16, 2009 by languageandgrammar

It’s hard to believe (at least it’s hard for me to believe) that we now have 350 (approximately) separate language and grammar posts on languageandgrammar. com, but since we do, it seems like a good time to highlight two of … Continue reading →

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The Appointment is Not for the Doctor!

Posted on November 10, 2009 by languageandgrammar

I know that this is a pet peeve more than a serious language error (A Pet Peeve Warning is in Effect!), but when you have an appointment with a doctor, it should be called a doctor appointment, not a doctor’s … Continue reading →

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