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on: “It is I” vs. “It is me”
Thank you, Blackstubble. You are correct. I posted the ver...
on: Plurals in titles
"Much learning hath made thee mad" is from the Bible, Acts 2...
on: Apostrophes
While we're at it, Wordsmith, "...me and Mike's house" does ...
on: Doofus vs. idiot
While there may be some overlap, doofus usually describes so...
on: Apostrophes
Who told you that, CTP? "The queen of Sheba's pearls" is p...
on: First annual vs. second annual
Gee, Stacie, if the format has changed so much that it is a ...
on: Apostrophes
Janet, sorry, but I believe you are totally incorrect, both ...
on: optimiSe or optimiZe ?
I think a little history lesson might be in order here. Jim...
on: optimiSe or optimiZe ?
I think a little history lesson might be in order here. Jim...
on: A Few Too Few
Owl, The colloquialism, "a couple of" doesn't necessarily me...
on: A Few Too Few
Tanwir, I think you got that a little garbled. No one would ...
on: therefore, thus as conjunctions
It is true that such words are adverbs, but it is not true t...
on: Me vs. I
Fred = subject has introduced = verb Bob and (?) = object ...
on: I seek a word that means “more than daily.”
Well, she's already using "most" in its superlative sense, s...
on: Plurals in titles
Oops, I meant to say, "...I would ultimately say either is c...
on: Plurals in titles
Tell you the truth, I think it could go either way and proba...
on: Dick & Bob
Good question. While we're at it, how did Jonathan make it ...
on: First Generation vs. Second Generation
Nice post, John....
on: Pronunciation: aunt
Sukeshini, I suggest you scroll up and look at the previous ...
on: How did “trans-” become “x-”?
X is the first letter of Christ, in Greek. The earliest kno...
on: Impose someone to do something
Andrea is on the right track. There's nothing wrong with us...
on: Merchandises as a word
This probably is not what you are seeing, but do realize tha...
on: Cow Eyes
I'm not familiar with the expression, but when "cow" is used...
on: I seek a word that means “more than daily.”
Good point about semi- . I was originally going to just sug...
on: Correspondence
Interesting, AO. I don't think the fish analogy works compl...
on: Me Versus I
...By the same token, I don't think it matters if you captio...
on: I seek a word that means “more than daily.”
AO, that's why I suggested part-daily. By analogy, Bi-weekl...
on: Correspondence
Actually, that is incorrect. Yes, the WORD correspondence i...
on: Irregardless?
Nigel, I take my hat off to you for making the distinction b...
on: Past tense of “text”
authorized is correct, not authorize. Oh, and it's an adjec...
on: Irregardless?
While it would be nice, even plausible, to justify the ir- i...
on: I seek a word that means “more than daily.”
At first, I was going to suggest 'multi-daily', but that mig...
on: Double-Negative Prefix
AO, the prefix "in-" can be either negating (like un-) or in...
on: Plural form of anonymous
I have to disagree again. At least informally, adjectives a...
on: I seek a word that means “more than daily.”
Hourishly?...
on: O’clock
AO, I'm probably missing something, but what do you mean by ...
on: Past tense of “text”
Actually, in that Shakespeare example, text is a noun, not a...
on: all _____ sudden
What's also interesting is that, at least for the first page...
on: “This is she” vs. “This is her”
Sian, If you look up "shall" at dictionary.com, there is a s...
on: A couple...
From the American Heritage Dictionary (for the Anglophiles o...
on: Fora vs Forums
Quirin, I truly enjoyed your insightful post, but I hope yo ...
on: hanged vs. hung
I think it's amusing and ironic that that particular Reagan ...
on: Methodology
By the way, Whiny, just like methodology, the words utilize,...
on: A couple...
Robin, it's "could have", not "could of". Occasionally peop...
on: Go + noun? Idiom or bad grammar?
Certainly "go <noun>" is valid, but doesn't mean exactly the...
on: A couple...
Technically, it's probably incorrect, but I would say it qua...
on: Charade you are!!
Antiseptic, since you are in a correcting mood, I just thoug...
on: The dog wets vs. The door opens.
AO, I think you're right. First of all, while there are man...
on: Impact as a noun
Sigpig, are you reading a different post than me? Josh said...
on: Feeling concern
Oh, sorry Dyske, I must have skipped over your parenthetical...
on: Feeling concern
Dyske, I think maybe you missed CKA3KA's point. You can't co...
on: Impact as a noun
Josh, I would think that for someone with such a strong opin...
on: Two Weeks Notice
Pammi, furor, without the e is also correct....
on: percentages
Oops, thats "...my point", not "...by point". I simply must ...
on: percentages
Yes, eSeamus, that's absolutely correct. 5's are rounded dow...
on: In actuality, actually
I might suggest that rather than eschew "in actuality", you ...
on: troops vs soldiers
Wait a minute. I have to take issue with the fallacious que...
on: Thread or threads?
Oh, and in "...kinds of water...", water is singular. Kinds...
on: Thread or threads?
There seems to be a little confusion here. The word "thread...
on: all _____ sudden
Ghoti, regarding "...when there are real abominations out th...
on: Pronunciation: aunt
Neilbert, you make an interesting observation, but the debat...
on: Possessive with acromyms ending in S
I don't know if this is really definitive or relevant, but c...
on: Ass
Dyske, et al, you have really made me curious. Can you give...
on: How did “trans-” become “x-”?
oops. sorry, bad edit. that should be " ...-fer is from the ...
on: What Rhymes?
Actually, Sporange is an eye-rhyme only. It really isn't pr...
on: How did “trans-” become “x-”?
Actually, the "trans-" in transmit and transfer is completel...
on: Double-Negative Prefix
I think I see the problem here. The word "disclosed" does N...
on: Worst Case or Worse Case
It's "C", Pismo. You could still make it a contraction, but ...
on: An unforecasted dilemma
Thank you, John. That's absolutely and refreshingly true. No...
on: Charade you are!!
Uh, no, tork3: "Is any one of you coming to my party?" - si...
on: A “homely” home - would you want to live in it?
RenegadeX, you missed my point entirely. "Homey" and "homel...
on: A “homely” home - would you want to live in it?
OK, how about cleave? it means to stick together, to cling, ...
on: A “homely” home - would you want to live in it?
Likewise look up homely at dictionary.com to resolve your se...
on: First Generation vs. Second Generation
Wow, I can't believe this post is still active after more th...
on: Exact same
You're right about tautology, goofy. Furthermore, fusthustle...
on: Steak - correct pronunciation
Reminds me of a date I had many years ago. I picked the girl...
on: Two Sentences
actually, "...they attended..." and "...they attend..." aren...
on: Are these questions in idiomatic English?
Regarding: "...psychology...cannot be used with a transitive...
on: Exact same
Actually, consider this. In "The sweater is dark blue", dar...
on: Exact same
I think it's no different grammatically than saying "she's w...
on: Reference, refer.
Carol, are you thinking of "irregardless?"...
on: Might could
Amazing coincidence, very Baader-Meinhof, but just recently ...
on: Over exaggeration
Um, Doc, it was a joke. You're taking it too literally....
on: Impact as a noun
This might not exactly improve your grade, but I suggest you...
on: “It is I” vs. “It is me”
They mean almost the same thing, but there is a subtle diffe...
on: Social vs Societal
Yes, it is a word, Craig. It's in all of my dictionaries. ...
on: “I’m just saying”
oops, "p" is me....
on: X and S
Not so fast, Edna. A short search shows many grammar sites s...
on: Spaces After Period
Here's something else to consider when comparing spacing rul...
on: injecting swear words
Eleanor, I'm guessing you tried googling this and found noth...
on: “It is I” vs. “It is me”
Kyle, apparently, you aren't a very careful or attentive rea...
on: Capitalizing Directions
Actually, seasons are not generally capitalized. They would...
on: Resume, resumé, or résumé?
To those who said that curriculum vitae is not used in Ameri...
on: “I’m just saying”
I hope I'm not misinterpreting this, but, everyone, Nancy is...
on: Spell checkers
David F-W, while you cannot directly edit the main dictionar...
on: Spell checkers
I hate to be picky, but almost every post on this page (exce...
on: I met him drunk
John A, there's no need to defend John from me. I wasn't at...
on: Is there a grammar of spoken English?
Raj, I'm surprised no one else has suggested this, but, depe...
on: I met him drunk
Well, I'll be damned, "grammaticality" IS a word!...
September 1, 2007, 7:27pm • 0 vote
on: “On accident” and “study on . . .”
Keith, no one is saying "by mistake" is unusual. Everyone s...