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Language Pet Peeves: English is Going to the Dogs!: Idiot's Guide to Englesh by Dave Barry (Link)
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Monday, December 8, 2008. Idiot's Guide to Englesh by Dave Barry (Link). A classic Dave Barry column originally published June 29, 2003. Ask Mister Language Person was Dave's column "that provides you with the grammar, punctuation and vocabulary skills you need to verbally crush your opponents like seedless grapes under a hammer." Check the Miami Herald archives for more! Monday, December 08, 2008. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Language Pet Peeves: a directory of frequently misused words.
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Language Pet Peeves: English is Going to the Dogs!: Meet Murray Silvershein
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Sunday, October 5, 2008. Poor Murray Silvershein is an adorable cockaboo that's as neurotic as they go. He's afraid of everything, including his food. Or rather, the noise his dog tags make as they clank against the food bowl when he's eating. He needs a padded bowl. Poor Murray. Sunday, October 05, 2008. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Language Pet Peeves: a directory of frequently misused words. View my complete profile. Subscribe To Language Pet Peeves. Meet "Slugger" Freespirit Red Sox Koenig.
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Language Pet Peeves: English is Going to the Dogs!: What is a Dog?
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Tuesday, July 29, 2008. What is a Dog? What is a Dog? Dogs spend all day sprawled on the most comfortable piece of furniture in the house. They can hear a package of food opening half a block away, but don't hear you when you're in the same room. They can look dumb and lovable all at the same time. They growl when they are not happy. When you want to play, they want to play. When you want to be alone, they want to play. They leave their toys everywhere. They're tiny men in little fur coats. What is a Dog?
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Language Pet Peeves: English is Going to the Dogs!: Jul 29, 2008
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Tuesday, July 29, 2008. What is a Dog? What is a Dog? Dogs spend all day sprawled on the most comfortable piece of furniture in the house. They can hear a package of food opening half a block away, but don't hear you when you're in the same room. They can look dumb and lovable all at the same time. They growl when they are not happy. When you want to play, they want to play. When you want to be alone, they want to play. They leave their toys everywhere. They're tiny men in little fur coats. What is a Dog?
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Language Pet Peeves: English is Going to the Dogs!: Dec 3, 2008
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Wednesday, December 3, 2008. Misused and Problem Phrases. Shoe-in / Shoo-in (shoe-in refers to herding animals). He got his just deserts or just desserts (just deserts). Chomp at the bit or champ at the bit (champ- It refers to horses repeatedly biting the bit in their mouthsand means "to be restless." newsroom 101). You make them lose their nerve to do something. To do something you may not want to do. Don't say you "could care less.". Be sure to make it negative as in: I couldn't care less. The Brass V...
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Language Pet Peeves: English is Going to the Dogs!: Jul 20, 2008
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Sunday, July 20, 2008. 8230;…………. A lot / allot. The casual phrase a lot. Means many. It is always spelled as two words. I like your cat a lot. But I like my dog Slugger more. Means to distribute among or between. It also means to portion or share. I have alloted one slice of pie to each member of the household. 8230;…………. A while / awhile. The word awhile, used as an adverb, means "for a while." It is considered a gramatical oddity (solecism) and originated with the Ancient Greeks. Means miserable or un...
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Language Pet Peeves: English is Going to the Dogs!: Dogism of the Day
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Wednesday, August 6, 2008. Dogism of the Day. The Mo' Urban Dictionary defines dogism as a word used to define a piece of advice given from the DOG THE BOUNTY HUNTER to people who need to some help fixing their lives. But I prefer to think of it as a the study of fundamental problems of existence, knowledge, truth, justice, beauty, validity, mind and language as seen through the eyes of dogs. Some days you're the dog, and some days you're the hydrant. Wednesday, August 06, 2008. View my complete profile.
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Language Pet Peeves: English is Going to the Dogs!: Oct 5, 2008
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Sunday, October 5, 2008. Poor Murray Silvershein is an adorable cockaboo that's as neurotic as they go. He's afraid of everything, including his food. Or rather, the noise his dog tags make as they clank against the food bowl when he's eating. He needs a padded bowl. Poor Murray. Sunday, October 05, 2008. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Language Pet Peeves: a directory of frequently misused words. View my complete profile. Subscribe To Language Pet Peeves. Hillary Supporters 4 Obama.
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Language Pet Peeves: English is Going to the Dogs!: Aug 11, 2008
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Monday, August 11, 2008. Metaphors Be With You. Monday, August 11, 2008. Links to this post. Metaphors be with you. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Language Pet Peeves: a directory of frequently misused words. View my complete profile. Metaphors Be With You. Subscribe To Language Pet Peeves. Meet "Slugger" Freespirit Red Sox Koenig. I always sniff a book first. If it smells bad, I don't read it.". Links to Friends, Strangers, Good Work and Good Reading. Hillary Supporters 4 Obama. The New York Times.
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Language Pet Peeves: English is Going to the Dogs!: Jul 8, 2008
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Tuesday, July 8, 2008. A mantel is a shelf. A mantle is a cloak. Me, myself, and I. May of" is nonstandard or dialectal English. Tuesday, July 08, 2008. Links to this post. Me, myself, and I. Tuesday, July 08, 2008. Links to this post. Nauseous, nauseated, nauseating. No one" is two words. Tuesday, July 08, 2008. Links to this post. Labels an angle of more than 90 degrees. It also means dense or slow to understand. Obtuse. Owing to the fact. Use "because" to eliminate wordiness. Tuesday, July 08, 2008.