language
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No One Likes A Grammar Snob
Be careful when you ask for writing advice. Some people want to do it the right way ” determine what you want to say and to whom, and help you do so. But some only want to bring you in line with their idea of “correct” writing. They’re pedants, who think there’s only one right…
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How To Write Like A Pro
This is not normal: A U.S. government employee wrote a good memo. Harvard College Writing Centre director Jane Rosenzweig praises the nine-page whistleblower complaint against the Trump administration in a New York Times op-ed, listing four techniques that make the complaint clear and effective. They might just help you write like a pro, too.
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Revealed: The Words Smart People Can’t Spell
Linguist and Because Internet author Gretchen McCulloch asked her Twitter followers to share the words that they can’t actually spell without relying on spellcheck. The answers she got will comfort and edify you.
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You’re Probably Using The Word ‘Comprise’ Wrong
After I lovingly explained the difference between “who” and “whom,” one dear reader caught onto the fact that I’ve been on a one-woman crusade to purify our world of all your terrible grammar. The person I know only as “Fabian Knockwurst” came to me with a request to “do to comprise next,” and I am…