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language

Eulogy For The Quotation Mark

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I’m not really a Grammar Nazi. Alright, maybe I am a little, but it’s not like I go […]

goldfish November 10, 2012 books, rants

The Case Of The Irrealis Form Of The Copula

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“I wish I were able to stop her,” Harbrace muttered. “If I had been there, I would have […]

goldfish October 30, 2012 DPChallenge, fiction

A Sentence No One Has Said

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So, I went looking for writing prompts on the internet and I found this: Oooh, fun! Typically, prompts […]

goldfish August 9, 2012 misc. business

Begging the Question: Dogs Are Cats

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There are phrases in the English language that drive me absolutely batty when I hear them. One of […]

goldfish July 10, 2012 in the news, rants

Grammatical Sticklerism

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The Daily Post asked whether I’m a pragmatist or a stickler when it comes to the rules of […]

goldfish September 15, 2011 misc. business

Furious Spurious Lexis

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Today, the Daily Post told me to make up a word and its definition. I’m a huge fan of […]

goldfish August 26, 2011 funny business

10 Things I Hate Part NEIN!

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1. Homos. Not the Homo Sapien variety, but the language kind, as in homonyms, homophones and homographs. For […]

goldfish May 11, 2011 lists, rants, things I hate

Slang-a-delic

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Ah, slang – the deterioration of a language by adding to it. As much as I love the […]

goldfish January 13, 2011 misc. business

Talking Versus Texting

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Do you prefer to talk or text? I choose none of the above. I hate texting. I hate […]

goldfish January 8, 2011 misc. business

Trite Truisms

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What’s your least favorite cliché? I seem to recall writing about clichés before in the post Clichés Are […]

goldfish November 4, 2010 misc. business

The Wonderful World of English

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I love the English language. It is chock full of amazing words that most people have never heard. […]

goldfish October 24, 2010 misc. business

Clichés Are A Dime A Dozen

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What’s your favorite cliché? Clichés are more common than a ten-dollar whore so I try not to use […]

goldfish September 24, 2010 misc. business

“English, motherfucker, do you speak it?”

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Say “idk” again. Say “idk” again, I dare you. I double dare you, motherfucker. Say “idk” one more […]

goldfish September 14, 2010 rants

A Book Everyone Should Flip Through

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Name a children’s book every child should read. Alright, so maybe the dictionary isn’t a children’s book. There […]

goldfish September 9, 2010 books

New & Improved First Amendment

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So, there’s this thing called the First Amendment tacked onto the Constitution of the United States of America. […]

goldfish September 9, 2010 rants

Fuck Yes, I’m Against Swearing

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I think it’s ridiculous that an adult should be able to say whatever they want without censorship. Of […]

goldfish August 10, 2010 funny business

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