Submitted by Dyske  •  November 27, 2002

Two Weeks Notice

There is a movie out called “Two Weeks Notice”. Shouldn’t this be “Two Week Notice”?

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Submitted by Dyske  •  November 21, 2002

Emotionality

Some people say “emotionality” is not a word. It is in Webster. What is the difference between emotion and emotionality? What is my emotion? And, what is my emotionality?

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Submitted by Dyske  •  November 16, 2002

lack of “a”

“a lack of” vs. “lack of” What is the difference?

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Submitted by destabilizer  •  November 14, 2002

How old am I?

Am I 38 years old, or 38 year old, and why.

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Submitted by Dyske  •  November 13, 2002

Control

“I have a full control” Or “I have full control”

Which is correct? In what situations you say “controls”?

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Submitted by Dyske  •  November 10, 2002

A position followed by a company name

In Wired magazine: “Kinsella and AS&E chief technology officer Joseph Callerame usher me into ...”

If the company name weren’t there, one would say “the chief technology officer” but if the name of a position is prefixed by a name of a company, then can you lose the article “the”? Wouldn’t you say “The IBM chief technlogy officer” ?

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Submitted by Dyske  •  November 2, 2002

What Rhymes?

OK, I was talking to Roxy about rhyming, and she tells me that “purple” does not rhyme with “people”. They sound similar enough for all intents and purposes. Just why are they not considered rhyming words?

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