Grammar Annoyances

I can't rite english

I sometimes create abnormal words in moments of spontaneity, creativity or boredom. My words are created on purpose. Grammatical practices such as using words and phrases incorrectly and using nouns as verbs, are just plain wrong. They also annoy journalists Tasha Clopton-Stubbs and Glenn Reedus to a high degree. Tasha literally wants to scratch her [...]

Word of the Week: Meander

winding road

Definition: a winding course Sentence: The race car zoomed along the meander.

Word of the Week: Curlicue

Curlicue

Definition: A fancifully curved or spiral figure Sentence: She was eating curlicue French fries.

Blogging Live from Are You Brainwashed? March 19th

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Fun with Words: The Write Design

Put your skills to the test by making as many words as you can from T   H   E   W   R   I   T   E   D   E   S   I   G   N You can only the use the letters as many times as they appear above.  Words must contain at least three letters.

Word of the Week: Eclat

success

Definition: a dazzling effect or success; acclaim Sentence: The eclat of of Maya Angelou’s career is astounding.

Back to the Basics

Hello Please Thank You

Somewhere over the course of time, society has lost the basics of simple greetings and good manners.  Gone are the days when hello, please and thank you are common in every day conversation with individuals that are both familiar and unfamiliar to us.  Do you know that these three words can turn a stranger into [...]

Word of the Week: Yegg

Robber stealing from vault

Definition: one that breaks open safes to steal; robber Sentence: The yegg broke into the bank and made off with billions of dollars in cash and jewelry.

Grammar Don’ts: Like…Ya Know

Like Ya Know copy

Have you ever listened to  people speak in every day conversation? Have you ever paid attention to the number of times people said “like” and “ya know” in a given statement? Have you ever bothered to count the number of times people said “like” and “ya know”? Like, these two words have got to be [...]

Do Not Underestimate the Power of YouTube

YouTube

I was having a conversation with a colleague about sharing videos. He suggested iTunes and other video alternatives.  When I mentioned YouTube as a source, he pretty much said that it was not a good source for videos. Are you kidding?  YouTube is the largest video community in the WORLD, why wouldn’t you put videos [...]