January 2012
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December 2011
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August 2011
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What's Up With "Anyway" and "Anyways"?
capricious:
theyuniversity:
NOTE: FYI, the “whats” in Paris’s thought bubble is intentional; it is parallel with “Thats” on her T-shirt.
Please note.
July 2011
2 posts
What's the difference between a cat and a comma?
jesthenoir:
One has claws at the end of its paws and one is a pause at the end of a clause.
June 2011
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May 2011
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March 2011
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February 2011
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January 2011
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December 2010
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November 2010
4 posts
Furthermore, it'd be great if everybody would quit...
xannon:
I.E. literally stands for id est which would translate modernly into “that is to say.”
E.G. literally stands for exempli gratia, or “example given.”
Not. The. Same. Thing.
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October 2010
5 posts
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vicious =/= viscous
srsly:
Because while a vicious dog is frightening, a viscous dog is gross.
(202): the fact that you could barely do more...
you've been doing it wrong
migueld:
the plural form of octopus is not octopi, a fact we can point to hypercorrection (the -us ending in latin did in fact pluralize by shifting to -i, but goddamnit the word octopus is GREEK).
say it with me now: the plural of octopus is octopodes.
wrong as it may look it’s oh-so-right.
spread. the. word.
September 2010
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Goodbye, cruel words: English. It's dead to me. →
Many people interviewed for this obituary appeared unmoved by the news, including Anthony Incognito of Crystal City, a typical man in the street. “Between you and I,” he said, “I could care less.”
August 2010
7 posts
The most common grammar, usage, and style errors... →
(via srsly)
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(805): He doesn't make grammatical errors. Even...
via Texts From Last Night
July 2010
6 posts
LEARN YOUR DAMN HOMOPHONES! →
fauxpraxis:
srsly:
It’s about time that everyone learned their damn homophones. If you slept your way through the fourth grade or just skipped all of the grammar lectures because you were too busy sucking off that dude in the locker room, then maybe this table will help clear up some of the fucking confusion.
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txtsfrmlstnght:
(630): He corrected me on my grammar when I came. Fuck English majors.
June 2010
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