Pages Tagged “grammar”
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- Flashing help?
Is that help with flashing? Help responding to flashing? Help that flashes? Wait, maybe I don’t want flashing help. (Pick your line breaks better!)
- I’m Weary of This: Seven Things that Just Bug Me
Some things that Just Bug Me, including language misuse (weary, intensive purposes, full proof) and tech annoyances.
- For All Purposes In Tents
What do people think an “intensive purpose” is? “For all intents and purposes” may be redundant, but it actually makes sense.
- Sent From My…
Maybe “Sent from my iPhone/Droid/whatever” *is* worth including…as a spelling disclaimer. (Sent from my G2)
- Recent Links: CMS Nirvana, $1M Comma, Voltron as a Band
CMS Nirvana, the million-dollar comma, and the Voltron concert poster.
- Free…Raffie?
I’ve never understood why people will use a lower-case L in the middle of an otherwise all-caps phrase.
- What it all Mean’s
Katie spotted this example of apostrophe abuse in an office parking lot. The best service mean is…? Statistical analysis of dumpster service? Is there any *ahem* meaning for which this would actually make sense?