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Manage the Game
I’ve been a professional sports fan for a very long time, but it’s only been during the last couple of years that quarterbacks have started to manage the game. I’m not sure why this trend of talking about a quarterback … Continue reading
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Tagged Donvan McNabb, grammar, Joe Flacco, language, Manage the game well, NFL, Peyton Manning, quarterbacks, T.J. O'Sullivan, writing
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Up to More than the Limit
Many a late-night infomercial and women’s magazine hawk products that promise we can lose up to 50 pounds or more, save up to 100 dollars or more, and cut housework by up to 2 hours or more. I don’t buy … Continue reading
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Tagged grammar error, language, up to 50 pounds or more, writing
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See, Saw, Seen: See the Difference?
I seen (or he seen, she seen, you seen, they seen, or we seen) is substandard grammar. Do not use seen as the past tense of the verb to see. The past tense is saw, as in the old movie … Continue reading
Pardon the Interruption
A recent Internet headline read Bear Interupts Live TV Broadcast. I had planned to read the article, but I got interrupted—and sidetracked—by that headline. If it had been possible, I would have interrupted the site editor before he or she … Continue reading
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Tagged English, grammar error, interrupt, interupt, language, spelling error, writing
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Sporting Errors
If you think that the monthly review of topics that we’ve covered is a thing of the past, then you’ve got another thing coming. In fact, that’s what I’m presently writing. While politics separates us at times, sports often unites … Continue reading
It’s Friday!
I might be incorrect since I don’t know him, but sports talkshow host Jim Rome strikes me as a person who isn’t obsessed with grammar rules. He’s articulate and communicates well; otherwise, he’d never have been successful in his field, … Continue reading
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Tagged grammar, how are you, It's Friday!, Jim Rome, language, language pet peeves, sports, writing
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No One Ever Graduates College
It’s true. You can’t graduate a college—-or a high school—–or any other institution of learning. It isn’t possible. The preferred usage of the verb graduate is the following: The local high school graduated 300 students this year or He was … Continue reading
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Actual Fact
A fact is something that exists; it’s reality or the truth. It’s a fact that the collapse of banks is an indication of a very poor economy. Actual is an adjective that is used to describe something as existing or … Continue reading
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Tagged actual fact, grammar, language, redundancy, writing
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If You Think This Is Correct, Then…
Which is correct: If you think that you’re going out of the house in those ripped jeans, then you have another thing coming or If you think that you’re going out of the house in those ripped jeans, then you … Continue reading
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Tagged another thing coming, another think coming, cliche, English, grammar error, language, writing
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A Frequent Redundancy
A “business expert” guest on a popular news channel boldly suggested that new business owners trying to impress clients should take them to restaurants that they frequent a lot. Is there an echo in here, or do I need to … Continue reading
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Tagged business, English, frequent a lot, frequent often, grammar error, language, writing
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