Pain in the English
Pain in the English

Unpacking English, Bit by Bit

A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.

Pain in the English
Pain in the English

Unpacking English, Bit by Bit

A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.

Username

mistress oubliette

Member Since

May 29, 2011

Total number of comments

2

Total number of votes received

4

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Latest Comments

Over-use of periods

  • May 29, 2011, 1:55pm

Marlo, I also do that ( -- ) because my keyboard doesn't have an emdash. I always hope that its meaning (a break or shift in the sentence) is understood.

wrong, incorrect, bad

  • May 29, 2011, 1:36pm

I disagree, Sharm. Please re-read mshades' post. "Right/Wrong" can cover both "Correct/Incorrect" (which imply factual accuracy, error or mistake) and "Bad/Good" (which imply harm/benefit and sometimes CAN imply moral/ethical judgment -- i.e., "Homosexuality is bad", or "Stealing is wrong").