May 2013
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You Don't Say: First day of class - English... →
May 20th
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Grammatical Mistakes
themortalinstrumentstobeginwith: I have an issue with people making grammatical mistakes. I once (wow, that was rude of me) stopped a girls presentation to correct her she asked if someone had questions I raised my hand and said,”Did you notice your grammatical error?” And she answered no and we started arguing cause she said I was wrong. The AUDACITY You shouldn’t be trying to...
May 20th
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May 19th
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“Was it too much to expect the rest of the world to care about grammar or pay...”
– Tina Fey (via chancefordaybreak)
May 19th
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When the Normans, who spoke a dialect of Old French, ruled over England, they changed the face of English. Over the ensuing two centuries, thousands of Old French words entered English. Because the ruling class spoke Old French, that set of vocabulary became synonymous with the elite. Everyone else used Old English. During this period, England’s society was diglossic: one community, two...
May 18th
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“The research arm of dating site OKCupid looked at 500,000 first contacts and...”
– http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22403731 (via thththistle)
May 17th
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Inside the topsy-turvy world of contronyms →
Fourteen words that, depending on their context, can mean the opposite of what you think they mean
May 5th
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Audrea Huff: Is This the Future of Punctuation!? -... →
audreahuff: Punctuation arouses strong feelings. You have probably come across the pen-wielding vigilantes who skulk around defacing movie posters and amending handwritten signs that advertise “Rest Room’s” or “Puppy’s For Sale.” People fuss about punctuation not only because it clarifies meaning but…
May 4th
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April 2013
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Apr 30th
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10 Idioms about Love [infographic]
Apr 29th
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Apr 26th
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When Punctuation gets logical
schoolscom: Do you ever get confused about the placement of commas with quotation marks? Well, as it turns out, it’s a pretty big deal! Just take a look at the infographic below to find out for yourself. And tell us: what side of the issue are YOU on? 
Apr 25th
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The world's greatest pickup line:
astudyinobjection: Are you an exclamatory hypothetical? Because I’d sure like to interrobang you.
Apr 23rd
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The Fox: A Medieval View →
http://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1880&context=bts
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ELAINE: I just thought you would be a little more excited about a friend of mine having a baby. JAKE: Okay, I’m excited. I just don’t happen to like exclamation points. ELAINE: Well, you know Jake, you should learn to use them. Like the way I’m talking right now, I would put an exclamation points at the end of all these sentences! On this one! And on that one! JAKE: Well,...
Apr 15th
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Perks of Being an English Major →
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