vicious =/= viscous

srsly:

Because while a vicious dog is frightening, a viscous dog is gross.

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(202): the fact that you could barely do more than slur incoherent sentences didn’t stop you from correcting her grammar

(Source: srsly)

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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.

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thedailywhat:

Pet Peeve of the Day: The Oatmeal: “What it means when you say ‘literally’.”
Read the rest.
[oatmeal.]

thedailywhat:

Pet Peeve of the Day: The Oatmeal: “What it means when you say ‘literally’.”

Read the rest.

[oatmeal.]

(via thedailywhat)

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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.”

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thetalkinghead:

Man, coming from a math background and playing in a world of grammar Nazis, this is a helpful website.

thetalkinghead:

Man, coming from a math background and playing in a world of grammar Nazis, this is a helpful website.

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“Wow, waffles for just .25 cents? That means I can get 400 for a dollar!!”
—Al Yankovic

“Wow, waffles for just .25 cents? That means I can get 400 for a dollar!!”

Al Yankovic

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