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Category Archives: grammar police
I Can’t Get No Decent Fact-Checkers
I don’t want you to think that I obsess over Gary Friedman, Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Restoration Hardware. Some people, however, make easy targets. Earlier this week, our mailbox’s weight-bearing capacity was sorely tested by the delivery of … Continue reading
Posted in advice you didn't ask for, grammar police
Tagged Gary Friedman, Restoration Hardware
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Words Have Meanings, Part 1,972,437
What do to about violence? Violence against women, against children, against men is everywhere—every culture, every income level, and every neighborhood, not to mention most television shows that aspire to the category of drama instead of comedy, but sometimes even … Continue reading
Posted in feminists & feminism, grammar police, time for action
Tagged domestic violence, feminism
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Crisp Cables
Wikileaks. I’m still crunching through, digesting, reflecting, and deciding, so am not ready to make any major pronouncements. (I know—the world waits with bated breath.) This news jumps out at me, though: India’s diplomatic leadership finds the cables to be … Continue reading
You’ve got spinach in your teeth. And your punctuation sucks.
When I see food caught in someone’s teeth, I say something. I’d want someone to tell me. And though I cringe when it happens, and sometimes blush madly even though I’m alone in front of the computer, I appreciate it … Continue reading
Posted in grammar police
Tagged apostrophe apostasy, apostrophes, blog etiquette, grammar police
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That’s How I (Rock &) Roll
Yesterday, I rocked out to KISS while cruising around on my errands. This song always cracks me up. I suspect that on This American Life, although I cannot remember for sure, I heard a story about a guy mistaking one … Continue reading
Posted in grammar police, soundtrack for the revolution
Tagged grammar police, green beast, soundtrack
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