Tag Archives: grammar

Word Crimes: Weird Al gets it. Why don’t the grammar police?

Posted on July 19, 2014 by thebettereditor

Weird Al Yankovic has been releasing videos for his new album this week, and the one for “Word Crimes” (based on Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines”) has gotten a lot of attention in the news and chat circles I follow — … Continue reading →

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Thanks to writing clearly, we’ll positively understand you.

Posted on April 22, 2013 by thebettereditor

Today’s post is the second in a very short series (of 2) covering misuses I’ve recently seen on the rise. Last time I talked about the misuse of infamous for famous. Today, it’s using “thanks to” in a negative way. … Continue reading →

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There Should be a Prize for Parallelism

Posted on October 15, 2012 by thebettereditor

It’s Nobel Prize season! Each morning last week brought new accolades for a great and important human endeavor: in physiology and medicine; in chemistry; in physics; in literature; and in peace (the prize for economics will be announced sometime after … Continue reading →

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Bucholz Brilliance

Posted on May 14, 2012 by thebettereditor

This past week I was busy reading student essays and finishing off grades for the spring term. With Mother’s Day and several personal events getting in the way, none of the many in-progress posts for this blog were finished to … Continue reading →

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Stealth Mountain: sneak a “peak” at the power of twitter.

Posted on January 23, 2012 by thebettereditor

The world of language is an interesting place, full of twists and turns, ins and outs, peaks and valleys… The world of twitter is another interesting place, and when the two collide, things can get  more interesting still.

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