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Language of Freedom
This is the Memorial Day weekend, of course, and it is a solemn occasion (Enjoy the Funeral), not just the unofficial beginning of summer, the time when every gallon of paint in the country is on sale, and the first … Continue reading
Mantuary
The good news is that I might have been too harsh on one of the terms that I’ve made reference to in the past–man cave. Sure, it’s annoying, trendy, and sexist with a seventh-grade maturity level, but at least it’s … Continue reading
Larry King on Language
When I was doing a recent google search for trendy language (is that really that much more difficult than saying when I recently googled trendy language?), I came across some Larry King commentary on the topic. His comments, found at … Continue reading
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Desperation Versus Determination
I believe in the power of words, and I also believe in the power of positive energy; therefore, it’s not surprising that I believe it’s important to focus our language–and thus our lives– in a positive direction. That’s why I’m … Continue reading
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Tagged desperation, determination, grammar, language, positive thinking, words to live by, writing
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Possessive Pairs
No, I’m not talking about when your wife won’t let you go out with your friends or your husband doesn’t let you talk to anyone at the office Christmas party. What I’m talking about is how to indicate possession when … Continue reading
Your Language Complaints
That’s right, ladies and gentlemen, this is the fourth installment of what you, the readers languageandgrammar.com, have listed as Your Pet Peeves. Since we’ve had well over 100 comments, with probably close to 200 peeves, we thought that it only … Continue reading
I Was So Dis-focused—–I Mean Distracted….
I heard a commentator on one of the 24-hour news channels use the non-word dis-focus last week. At first, I thought that it was a grammatical hiccup, but then he used it thrice more. He was talking about one of … Continue reading
Close But No Cigarette
We’ve all done it–either misstated something or slightly mangled a common statement or cliche, and the result was a humorous sentence that didn’t make sense. I call this “close but no cigarette.” One of our blogger friends, Pamela Villars, recently … Continue reading
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Tagged cliches, grammar, humor, humorous language mistakes, language, mangled cliches, writing
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Don’t Torture Me: Tortuous, Torturous
Sometimes, learning grammar rules can be torturous. Or is it tortuous? Be careful with these two words; the second -r makes all the difference. Torturous has torture as its root, and it means that something is very painful, that is, … Continue reading
Why Language Changes
We at languageandgrammar.com don’t throw around the term “great” loosely, but Forbes.com has a great article on the evolution of words. Actually, we’re just having a little bit of fun. It wouldn’t be fair for us to comment on the … Continue reading
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