Posts Tagged ‘English
A-whole-nother
The word “another” is quote obvious born from a contraction of “an other.” I want “an other” opinion. Strangely, it has a different meaning when split apart, at least in colloquial use.
If I have a cookie and I want “another,” you would likely extrapolate that I would like a second cookie [...]
Words and Phrases That Annoy Me
People regularly mangle the English language. I have some affectations that I misuse/abuse too, such as “kinda” and “gonna” that I often feel are conversational and add a casual touch to my writing. Some abuses are simply unforgiveable. Here are 5 of the top offenders in my book.
Loose
I see this everywhere. [...]
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