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That is so random!
Am I going mad? Has there been a global announcement that I have missed regarding a change in meaning of the word 'random'? Why do I seem to be the only one who minds when people describe events as "random" when they are, in fact, anything but random?This ...
Should of, would of, could of…
When I get the time, I'll write a proper post on this with references and everything. But for now I simply want to voice my displeasure at receiving the following sentence in a work email:I guess that's something we should of considered at the timeUrgh. Writing 'should've' is fine, ...
An Apology?
After looking at my previous post I began to wonder whether all this vitriol is justified. Do a few misplaced apostophes, missing capital letters or wrong tenses really signify that our language is rotting from the inside? And even if it does should we just roll over and let ...
Introductory Thoughts From Dan
Some people see a homeless man in the street and feel inclined to stoop over, offer comforting words and, having felt around in their pocket for a heptagonal silver rather than circular golden coin, throw money into the scabrous beenie hat at his feet. This is exactly how I feel ...
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Although I am well aware that the first post of any blog rarely gets read I thought I'd use the opportunity to tell you what GrammarBlog is all about and my reasons for starting it up.I think I'm fairly normal kind of bloke, I'm not particularly anal or fussy ...
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