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The 20 Best Books for Language Lovers
I recently came across a blog that highlights the 20 best books for language lovers, and I was honored to see that my book (Literally, the Best Language Book Ever) made the list! If you love language, there are many … Continue reading
Communication Becoming More Shallow
By Paul Yeager, author of Literally, the Best Language Book Ever and Weather Whys: Facts, Myths, and Oddities You know, sometimes I feel especially curmudgeonly (hey kids, get out of the yard!) when I complain about the way people communicate … Continue reading
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Tagged daily collegian, grammar, language, personal communication, shallow communication, vera greene
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Opening Night of Football and Football Cliches!
By Paul Yeager, author of Literally, the Best Language Book Ever The NFL season opens tomorrow with a special Thursday edition of Sunday night football on NBC. Or, is it a special Thursday edition of Monday night football on ESPN? … Continue reading
Posted in humor, language, sports
Tagged football, football cliches, language, writing
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Call the Police!!!!
By Paul Yeager, author of Literally, the Best Language Book Ever I’m of the opinion that one problem with using too many exclamation points is that it doesn’t work–the intended excitement is turned into melodrama. I wasn’t aware of this … Continue reading
Sartalics: Lean Left for Sarcasm
By Paul Yeager, author of Literally, the Best Language Book Ever Sarcasm is misinterpreted often enough when spoken, so imagine how often it’s misinterpreted through writing. That’s why the clever people at sartalics.com have started a petition to bring a sarcasm … Continue reading
For All Intents and Purposes
By Paul Yeager, author of Literally, the Best Language Book Ever This mistaken phrase for all intensive purposes falls into the category I like to call “Close but no cigarette.” The correct phrase is for all intents and purposes, and … Continue reading
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Tagged for all intensive purposes, for all intents and purposes, grammar, language, mistaken phrases, writing
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Web ACCESSibility, not ASSESSibility
By Paul Yeager, author of Literally, the Best Language Book Ever Web accessibility is the process of making Web sites usable for everyone, regardless of a person’s disability. That’s an important topic since it’s only fair that all users be … Continue reading
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Tagged language, linguists, mispronounced words, web accessibility
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Thought Leaders and Thought Followers
By Paul Yeager, author of Literally, the Best Language Book Ever I was a recent Web conference associated with my day job, and I was extremely fortunate to attend during a year when there were so many thought leaders floating … Continue reading
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Tagged condescending terms, language, terminology, thought leader, trendy words
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League Slams Players for Foul Language–Circa 1898
By Paul Yeager, author of Literally, the Best Language Book Ever For those of you who believe that poorly behaving athletes is a modern problem, check out this yahoo.com blog: Late 19th century ball players sure used creative vulgarities. The blog highlights … Continue reading
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Tagged baseball, language, pooly behaving athletes, professional athletes swearing, sports
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Everything Language and Grammar 