The New York Times recently published a little quiz that can tell where you grew up based on your answers to questions regarding the words and phrases you feel comfortable using. You can see below, the quiz nailed where I…
Track Your Dialect
Author: Fornes
More Fodder for the Oxford Comma Lovin’ Grammar NazisÂ
The Oxford comma (aka the “serial comma”) is the comma before the conjunction introducing the last item in a series. It is usually considered optional, but don’t tell that to some people who insist on using it. They brag about…
Grammar Police
As a public service, Agent X and Agent Full Stop prowl the streets of Quito Ecuador under the dark of night. Their mission? to rid the the city’s graffiti of grammar errors. from Boing, Boing.
Speaking correct order of words, Yoda is.
When Yoda loses his word structures, he suddenly sounds more like a self-important jerk than a Jedi Master. Speaking Correct Order of Words Yoda Is from MechaStewart on Vimeo.
Emoji Dick!
Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you Emoji Dick. I know what you’re thinking: “What you just said cannot possibly mean what I think it means.” A Ha! But it is exactly what you’re thinking. Mr. Fred Benenson has decided…
Grammar Nazi
Here is a take on a scene from the 2009 movie Inglorious Basterds that does a good job communicating the eventual fate of all Grammar Nazis.
What’s the Real Origin of “OK”?
I came across this little discussion about the origin of the term OK and immediately thought of folks who might be researching the language we use while texting. It seems that the practice of abbreviating words has been around for…
42 Old English Insults
Who doesn’t love a good insult from times gone by?! Here are ten of them to use as you see fit. But be careful to use the correctly, lest ye be cast as a lubberwort. 21. LUBBERWORT In the 16th…
Verbs
Language and Love Life (ooh, la, la)
National Public Radio recently spoke with Dr. James Pennebaker, who does research in the way “function” words work in our language . . . and our love life! Specifically, what Pennebaker found was that when the language style of two…