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February 28, 2012
"Your" vs. "You're"! Listen Up, Kids!
The most irritating mistake in grammar that I notice on blogs, social networks, and even in press releases is the confusion between 'your" and "you're." The second I see someone fall into that terrible trap, I think "Moron!" But then I calm down and realize that perhaps they just weren't listening ... More >>
Blogs
February 14, 2012
The Lamest Attempt To Get Press Off Whitney Houston's Death
This press release came in, moments after the body turned cold: "CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY AVAILABLE ON WHITNEY HOUSTON "So-and-so, NY based leading criminal defense attorney, is available for comment on Whitney Houston.
Blogs
October 30, 2011
Birds Know Grammar, Use It Really Good
"Upon whom shall I defecate?"Birds can do it all. They fly, have hollow bones, eat worms all day, and live in houses made of sticks and spit. If you think birds can't get any more amazing, think again. Researchers at the University of Kyoto have found that Bengalese finches follow a pitch pat ... More >>
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January 21, 2011
Colin Farrell's Weird Animal Fixation
In Peter Weir's The Way Back, a bitter-cold schlepp about Siberian Gulag escapees, Colin Farrell plays a thickly accented roughian who seems to use a lot of animal imagery in his conversation, often without what are grammatically known as "articles." Early on, Colin snarls to a fellow escape ... More >>
Blogs
January 12, 2011
Let's Give Sarah Palin a Break
Just this time, OK? It would be very comforting to be able to blame Sarah Palin for the horrible Arizona shootings, but it would seem a little hypocritical since we always say you can't blame rock stars and their crazy songs for various teen tragedies that are often ascribed to them by right ... More >>
Theater
September 22, 2010
Julia Cho's Tale of the Tongue
Our interview with The Language Archive playwright
Voice Choices
June 1, 2010
BrokeNCYDE
Our interview with The Language Archive playwright
Blogs
April 13, 2010
FCI Students Get Career Advice: "Let's Remember That the Word 'You' Is Not Spelled 'U'"
Excellent knife skills, but needs pants.Culinary school students tend to graduate with an overly confident sense of their own kitchen prowess -- such is the effect of being awarded a diploma for learning how to carve potatoes into little footballs and making unbreakable hollandaise sauce. But ... More >>
Voice Choices
August 4, 2009
HEY, NOW
These kids are all right
Voice Choices
January 28, 2009
STATUS AM I
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Music
December 17, 2008
The Worst Lyrics of 2008
An award that honors online updates
Blogs
December 16, 2008
The Worst Lyrics of 2008: NCAA-Style Showdown
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Columns
December 3, 2008
!Ask a Mexican! The Mole People
They keep burrowing into the country, misspelling things
Music
February 20, 2007
Scrapbook of Solitude, Part II
They keep burrowing into the country, misspelling things
Books
November 8, 2005
Paperclips
They keep burrowing into the country, misspelling things
Blogs
October 18, 2005
Morning Report 10/18/05
The Declension of the Bush Administration
They keep burrowing into the country, misspelling things
Art
August 5, 2003
Manual Labors
Two Essential Guides to American English Get a Makeover—and Word Geeks Rejoice

Blogs

"Your" vs. "You're"! Listen Up, Kids!

Blogs

The Lamest Attempt To Get Press Off Whitney Houston's Death

Blogs

Birds Know Grammar, Use It Really Good

Blogs

Colin Farrell's Weird Animal Fixation

Blogs

Let's Give Sarah Palin a Break

Theater

Julia Cho's Tale of the Tongue

Voice Choices

BrokeNCYDE

Blogs

FCI Students Get Career Advice: "Let's Remember That the Word 'You' Is Not Spelled 'U'"

Voice Choices

HEY, NOW

Voice Choices

STATUS AM I

Music

The Worst Lyrics of 2008

Blogs

The Worst Lyrics of 2008: NCAA-Style Showdown

Columns

!Ask a Mexican! The Mole People

Music

Scrapbook of Solitude, Part II

Books

Paperclips

Blogs

Morning Report 10/18/05
The Declension of the Bush Administration

Art

Manual Labors

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