Trying to appeal to cyclists with an ad placed at a bike rack, the image and copy don’t add up… Read more Peddling confusion
Category: Language
Usage Cartoon No. 4: Horde vs. Hoard
Internet, I can’t take it anymore. Everywhere I look (i.e., comment boards), people are writing about “a hoard of people”… Read more Usage Cartoon No. 4: Horde vs. Hoard
Not so clever after all. Darn.
I thought I was being really clever combining the words procrastination and knitting to make “procrastiknitting” to describe the feeling… Read more Not so clever after all. Darn.
Things no one tells you: How to pronounce segue
Though I consider myself a pretty good speller and perceptive picker-upper of words, the connection between spelling and pronunciation of… Read more Things no one tells you: How to pronounce segue
The easy way to avoid bias in your writing
I was editing an article recently, and something about it was bugging me. I thought about it and then I… Read more The easy way to avoid bias in your writing
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The editors of the Oxford English Dictionary want your help in tracing the history of particular…
Amazing! It’s the 2012 Banished Words List
Hey, is that a ginormous baby bump occupying the amazing man cave? It’s not the new normal, it’s a multiple… Read more Amazing! It’s the 2012 Banished Words List
Associated Press gives the gift of correctness for the holidays
Just in time for the non-denominational gift giving season, the Associated Press has published a style guide for common holiday… Read more Associated Press gives the gift of correctness for the holidays
Movember grumble
When you shave off the first syllable of moustache, it becomes stache, not stash, okay? If you ask me to… Read more Movember grumble
Usage cartoon No. 3: Do you peddle or pedal a bike?
When even bike magazines can’t get the difference between peddle and pedal right, you know it’s time for another super-useful… Read more Usage cartoon No. 3: Do you peddle or pedal a bike?
Misquoted Facebook status becomes misattributed quote in mere keystrokes
Anatomy of a Fake Quotation – Megan McArdle – National – The Atlantic. All it took was one misunderstanding and… Read more Misquoted Facebook status becomes misattributed quote in mere keystrokes
Usage cartoon No. 2: Royally bad
The second edition of the usage cartoons has been inspired by the fascinatingly endless coverage of the upcoming Royal Wedding.… Read more Usage cartoon No. 2: Royally bad
Usage cartoon no. 1: palette, palate and pallet
Call a proofreader next time
CBC News – British Columbia – Carr statue unveiling marred by bronzed typo. News of an unveiling of a statue… Read more Call a proofreader next time
Hug a book, it’s International Literacy Day
As the kids get back to school (aaah, sweet nostalgia from this former school nerd), perhaps some of the adults… Read more Hug a book, it’s International Literacy Day
Word of the day: awesome
My friend Rob sent me a link to the blog My First Dictionary. It’s gloriously dark and ironic. Rob is… Read more Word of the day: awesome
