An author doesn’t repeat a phrase thirteen times unless he wants you to notice it.
language
TJ Maxx Flunks Old School
Saying things incorrectly in a way people don’t generally say them isn’t being linguistically progressive, it’s just being ignorant.
“Super Bowl” vs “Superbowl”: An American Spelling Crisis? Update: AVERTED
A (BLANK) Solution to a (BLANK) Problem
Episode 17: The Cremaster Field (or, Chuck Dies)
Ryan Sheely and Matthew Wrather overthink the season finale of Gossip Girl and the Joss Whedon/Neil Patrick Harris episode of Glee.
Language and the Jedi [Think Tank]
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“Superbowl” vs “Super Bowl”: An American Spelling Crisis
Things With Bad Names: Artichoke
If there is one word I don’t want associated with my food, it’s “choke.” Choking is the absolute worst-case scenario when it comes to eating (with the possible exception of poison, which is why I’m on the fence about “boysenberry”).…
“Joe Six-pack”
A Republican friend of mine (yes, I have them) recently called my attention to Sarah Palin’s favorite nickname for her supporters. “Honestly,” this friend complained, “does anyone want to be a ‘Joe Six-pack?’ Does anyone hear her say that and…
Things With Bad Names: The Sperm Whale
The sperm whale? Oh ha ha, real mature everybody. What are we, like twelve? Honestly, this has got to stop. And in case you thought that maybe “sperm,” in this case, had some sort of esoteric, alternate meaning, no, it…