dave
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S.P.E.C.S.
Is anyone else alarmed by the linguistic nonsense spouted by...
This construction is puzzling me...
I wrote the following in a book review: “How about a return ...
American versus British question
A sentence such as, “The Liverpool Philharmonic Orches...
Film titles
I’m wondering if there is a general rule for capitalizing pr...
Recent Comments
on: Hey
The "H" sound at the beginning of a word is a natural way to...
on: Titled vs. Entitled
Both meanings of "entitled" are established. In my experienc...
on: Referent of “one”
That's generally true, but a noun isn't always just one word...
on: I’ve no idea
None of the examples you've given is wrong. You're probably ...
on: Nother
Hairy Scot, can you provide some objective reason why "nothe...
on: How to use floccinaucinihilipilification
I remember that show. The host was Paul something....
on: How to use floccinaucinihilipilification
You did fine just now....
on: Nother
Hear, hear, Sandy....
on: Nother
Language is changing, not "devolving," just as it always has...
on: Negative connotation of “notoriety”
I'm not aware of a shift in meaning. I think those instances...
on: eg, e.g., or eg.
Either is fine: "eg" or "e.g." Periods in abbreviations that...
on: “for long”
Very curious. I see what you mean. I was about to say it's n...
on: Texted
I work for a media organization that has recently been discu...
on: “it” after the word “known”
Personally, I would go for "I wouldn't ever have known." ...
on: Orally Aural. Oh Really?
It depends who you're talking to. In my experience, British ...
on: nowadays business?
Yes, "nowadays business" would be both clumsy sounding and u...
on: Don’t mind if I do
In my experience, I DON'T MIND IF I DO is as frequent as the...
on: Impose someone to do something
Now you have supplied the whole sentence, it is much clearer...
on: Don’t mind if I do
The subject being omitted is I: I DON'T MIND IF I DO....
on: Impose someone to do something
Either THE SUPPLIERS FORCED US TO ACCEPT A PRICE INCREASE or...
on: Merchandises as a word
MERCHANDISE is the correct word....
on: Punctuation of Ltd.
I agree with Nicholas. <Joe Jones Ltd sent a box of apple...
on: Ass
Words only ever get their meaning from how they are used, so...
on: Feeling concern
"To feel concern" is fine. To use your same analogical line ...
on: Word for unconscious vital process?
Didn't see amo's response before I wrote mine, but that answ...
on: Word for unconscious vital process?
The nearest thing I can think of is "tacit knowledge", which...
on: I wonder why?
In form it is a statement, but in function it is a question....
on: Paraphrase
Paraphrase generally refers to expressing something in diffe...
on: Using [sic]
Put the SIC in! In another context, it might come off as pre...
on: Actress instead of Actor
ACTOR for ACTRESS has been creeping into standard usage for ...
on: Books of the Bible - underlined?
Names of books of the Bible are almost invariably rendered j...
on: Transcendence
As dyske said, transcendence is commonly used of rising abov...
on: Hi all vs. Hi everybody
"Dear all" is quite common in my experience as a greeting on...
on: Fora vs Forums
Since hardly anyone actually uses "fora" as the plural of "f...
on: Live or Living
The sentence I AM LIVING IN X on its own would to me suggest...
on: Plural form of anonymous
Jon is right: 'Anonymous' is an adjective, not a noun. If in...
on: all _____ sudden
"All of a sudden" is worldwide, where "all of the sudden" is...
on: Capitalization...?
I'm sure we've discussed this before. If a word is a preposi...
on: Am I Missing Something?
A comma separating FROM and INITIAL would make it read bette...
on: Punctuation of noun that might also be part of a title
It all depends whether you want PRESERVE to be taken as a pr...
on: Questions for native speakers
The definitions of look, see and watch given are potentially...
on: Questions for native speakers
1. I assume MINUTE is a typing error that should be MINUTES....
on: possession with an entity which uses parenthesis
Yeah, you're spot on about the ambiguity of my rendering. "O...
on: you all
"Hey, everyone," would be common. Whether the singular-plura...
on: possession with an entity which uses parenthesis
Ugh. It's a tricky one, but I can certainly rule out the ...
on: Plural of name ending in Y
Add -s or -es....
on: Life Savers 5 Flavor
:This old discussion is relevant, since it basically : addr...
on: Life Savers 5 Flavor
There's a big gap like there's supposed to be something ther...
on: Life Savers 5 Flavor
First link where...? I think I missed something. :)...
on: Life Savers 5 Flavor
I haven't seen the packet, but presumably "5 flavor" (should...
on: some troubles with passsives
Actually, a pedant would insist on A as the "correct" render...
on: Login into or log in to
Yeah, both sound clumsy. A better rendering would be, "I ...
on: The Nanny
A nanny is a childcare professional whose is qualified and p...
on: We, I, or my wife had a baby?
1 and 3 are fine. 2 is likely to raise a smile, since it is ...
on: you all
By the way, in my experience YOU ALL is universal -- in fact...
on: you all
The southernism is YA'LL (which spelling is the one usually ...
on: Sunday best
Yes, it is still frequently heard, although it is often used...
on: Indian English: “reach”
"The Indian usage is just poor English." No, not poor Eng...
on: Indian English: “reach”
My guess is it is a feature of Indian English. It's certainl...
on: Worst Case or Worse Case
It's not laziness at all, just a fact of speech. No one, inc...
on: Worst Case or Worse Case
The phrase is "worst-case scenario". The missing "t" is just...
on: 30 minutes parking?
In the examples you just gave, "weeks" and "hours" were func...
on: [sic]
Not necessarily an error, either -- could be something that ...
on: 30 minutes parking?
It is quite frequent. Offhand, the general rule appears to b...
on: [sic]
You may be writing about someone whose name has an unusual s...
on: [sic]
It should be noted that it doesn't ALWAYS have to be used in...
on: [sic]
I can't remember the literal Latin meaning offhand, but it i...
on: Fair Enough
The latter. "Good enough" is about quality; "Fair enough"...
on: The way the English talk. Bothering details
When I was living in Canada, I seem to remember the broadcas...
on: Films
Haven't seen Family Plot for ages, but if my memory serves m...
April 2, 2013, 3:08am • 0 vote
on: Anyways
What Warsaw Will said. It's only used in North American Engl...