Category Archives: Language

Lose The Loose

Posted on July 17, 2010 by mannd

Most commonly misused word on the Internet? Not your vs you’re, not its vs it’s, it’s …. loose for lose.

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What’s Happened To The Bookstores?

Posted on July 5, 2010 by mannd

If you are a bookstore aficionado you can’t have avoided noticing how they have deteriorated over the last ten years. Fewer books, less variety, more open spaces and chairs, fewer people, most of whom are there to drink coffee and … Continue reading →

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English-Only Fans Need To Learn English

Posted on July 17, 2008 by mannd

Some of the people pushing English as the official language of the United States barely can speak it themselves.  I am especially upset about the trend over about the last 10 years of what I call “pronoun confusion.”  I refer … Continue reading →

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