“It would be so nice if something made sense for a change.” Alice…in Wonderland
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The rule is there is no rule.
This post is cross-posted at Best Foot Forward Proofreading. If you have proofreading needs, check it out! While English has a reputation for being a lawless thug of a language, there are indeed rules that govern it. Because English is, in the phrasing of John McWhorter, our magnificent bastard tongue, they can have more exceptions that […]
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Lingua franca
The above picture is from huge Parisian rally the night of the attacks on Charlie Hebdo. At yesterday’s huge rally, American journalist Jake Tapper tweeted: This father and son wanted me to show you their sign. #JeSuisCharlie pic.twitter.com/gTYJzSOmvS — Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) January 11, 2015 The female partner remains dissatisfied and annoyed as she […]
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Terrible Tuesday: It’s almost Christmas!!!!!
I’m not ready! I’m not ready! I’m not ready! Panicked links! Do you want to know how to get the Audible book of A Christmas Carol narrated by Tim Curry for just $0.99? Of course, you do! Okay, this is the deal: If you have the Kindle version of a book, very often you can […]
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Terrible Tuesday: last vestiges of summer
Lots of kids — homeschool, private school, public school, whatever else school there is (submarine school?) — are back to school this week or next. We’re holding on to summer as long as we can, even though Little Miss started one on-line class last week and starts a class at private school this week. This […]
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Fine Arts Friday: Kentucky edition
We’re still in Louisville, so I thought I’d do a Kentucky-themed folk song (and the state song), “My Old Kentucky Home.” Frederick Douglass once said the song awakened “the sympathies for the slave, in which anti-slavery principles take root and flourish.” It’s striking that in 1852 a song that rather mildly suggests that the lives […]
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Terrible Tuesday: Rain rain rain
Texas is in the middle of a prolonged drought, so all the rain is very welcome. Except when you leave your windows rolled down while going to the grocery store and come out to a downpour. That’s unfortunate. Soggy links! I have a dream. A backyard dream! Now I just need money, time, and labor […]
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Terrible Tuesday: Birthday boy edition
Bulldozer turns 9 today. Nine! How did that even happen? It. Goes. So. Fast. He’s getting a Kindle for his birthday. He knows he’s getting it, and he even picked out the case for it, but I told him if doesn’t act surprised I won’t give it to him. We have to maintain our little […]
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Terrible Tuesday: Houseguest Edition
MTG’s parent’s are coming to visit today. Am I ready? No. Will I be?…….. Links! If you don’t read any further or click on any of the links, you must watch the loveliest flash-mob, ever. Hey look, you’re still here. I have a gift for you: a free Redbox movie rental code! Of course, free […]
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Vowel confusion
To begin: I love people from the Midwest. LOVE them! I married one and am close personal friends with many others. Just jolly, marvelous people who occasionally eat food that gives me nightmares. (Two words: lutefisk hotdish.) But, people. People, people, people. Your vowels are one of the most confused thing on this planet. Bag, […]
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Oh, the people you’ll meet.
I generally either go to the grocery store fully loaded (all four kids) or alone. All four kids tends to intimidate people and alone–well, I’m naturally drawn to solitude, so I think I put on my “don’t talk to me” face. And people generally don’t. Today, I went with my two daughters: Little Miss, who […]
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