A Problem Named Sherman
Weekly Writing Challenge: Write a post written entirely in slang, dialect, or a regional accent. Author’s note: This is Detroit slang, but it’s been over fifteen…
Read article20 Weird Things We Say And Why
English is a weird language and idioms are the strangest part of it. An idiom is a commonly used expression. We all use them and half…
Read articleDear Letter Number 19 In The Alphabet, After R, But Before T,
Plinky says, “There are 26 letters in the English language, and we need every single one of them. Want proof? Choose a letter and write a…
Read articleEulogy For The Quotation Mark
I’m not really a Grammar Nazi. Alright, maybe I am a little, but it’s not like I go correcting people in online forums for incorrect spelling,…
Read articleThe Case Of The Irrealis Form Of The Copula
“I wish I were able to stop her,” Harbrace muttered. “If I had been there, I would have done something.” “Well, I wish I were a…
Read articleA Sentence No One Has Said
So, I went looking for writing prompts on the internet and I found this: Oooh, fun! Typically, prompts require you to write slightly more than one…
Read articleBegging the Question: Dogs Are Cats
There are phrases in the English language that drive me absolutely batty when I hear them. One of them is “begs the question.” People say this…
Read articleGrammatical Sticklerism
The Daily Post asked whether I’m a pragmatist or a stickler when it comes to the rules of grammar. Some might call me a grammar nazi,…
Read articleFurious Spurious Lexis
Today, the Daily Post told me to make up a word and its definition. I’m a huge fan of the English language. I have an autographed picture…
Read article10 Things I Hate Part NEIN!
1. Homos. Not the Homo Sapien variety, but the language kind, as in homonyms, homophones and homographs. For example, the one used in the title of…
Read articleSlang-a-delic
Ah, slang – the deterioration of a language by adding to it. As much as I love the English language, I’m not immune to slang. Occasionally,…
Read articleTalking Versus Texting
Do you prefer to talk or text? I choose none of the above. I hate texting. I hate the little keyboard on my phone that makes…
Read articleTrite Truisms
What’s your least favorite cliché? I seem to recall writing about clichés before in the post Clichés Are A Dime A Dozen. Although that prompt was…
Read articleThe Wonderful World of English
I love the English language. It is chock full of amazing words that most people have never heard. It’s like the dusty, old bylaws of some…
Read articleClichés Are A Dime A Dozen
What’s your favorite cliché? Clichés are more common than a ten-dollar whore so I try not to use them. I try not to beat around the…
Read article“English, motherfucker, do you speak it?”
Say “idk” again. Say “idk” again, I dare you. I double dare you, motherfucker. Say “idk” one more goddamn time! For those of you who don’t…
Read articleA Book Everyone Should Flip Through
Name a children’s book every child should read. Alright, so maybe the dictionary isn’t a children’s book. There are some pretty adult words and themes in there.…
Read articleNew & Improved First Amendment
So, there’s this thing called the First Amendment tacked onto the Constitution of the United States of America. It goes as follows: It’s a good amendment.…
Read articleFuck Yes, I’m Against Swearing
I think it’s ridiculous that an adult should be able to say whatever they want without censorship. Of course, there are times where swearing is entirely…
Read article10 Things I Hate Part 2
Because there’s never enough hatred in the world, I’m continuing with 10 Things I Hate… 1. I hate that the public library no longer puts the…
Read articleHomonyms Are The Devil
People are stupid. Not all, but most of them are stupid. People are stupid enough when you have to hear the insignificant and superfluous words spewing…
Read articleA Snarky Opinion
I have a hobby. It’s actually closer to a habit. Every time I hear a word I don’t know, I look it up. I like to…
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