Category Archives: English language

  1. (Description, Prescription, and WTF Awards)

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    March 18, 2021 by libroshombre

                The differences between the Biden administration and Trump’s are manifold, but among the more glaring is their approach to …
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  2. Stupid Thorns and Sassy Emoticons

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    February 18, 2021 by libroshombre

                Old BBC Britcoms provides excellent escape from the pandemic to carefree, less restrictive times for my cellmate and me.  …
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    Category: books, English, English language, language, printers, publishing, spelling, translating, Uncategorized | Tags: , , ,

  3. English Majors, Edgar Poe, and Ouija Boards

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    November 19, 2019 by libroshombre

    Adventure novelist Clive Cussler wrote, “There is no greater unknown than the sea and no greater mystery than a lost …
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    Category: Englaish Majors, English language, grammar, Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , , , ,

  4. Blount, Y’all! Apostrophes!

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    November 19, 2019 by libroshombre

    The recent snowfall was a reminder to break out my winter fedora and pack away the ball caps of summer, …
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    Category: English language, grammar, printing, pronouns, Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , , , ,

  5. Pronouns, John Wayne, and Opposites

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    November 26, 2018 by libroshombre

    Did you celebrate International Pronoun Day on October 17?  Perhaps consideration of pronouns is beneath your dignity, but even the …
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    Category: English language, language, parts of speech, pronouns, Uncategorized | Tags: , ,

  6. Cock, Sockeye, and Lady Mondregreen

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    December 21, 2017 by libroshombre

    Pliny the Elder could have been describing current times when he declared, “The only certainty is that nothing is certain.” …
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    Category: accents, dictionaries, English language, language, Uncategorized, word origins, words | Tags: , , , , ,

  7. Hepburn, Thatcher, and the Great Vowel Shift

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    August 14, 2016 by libroshombre

      Katherine Hepburn once said, “To keep your character intact you cannot stoop to filthy acts. It makes it easier …
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  8. Obnubilate Zinio, Y’all

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    June 7, 2016 by libroshombre

      The words from TheAtlantic.com fell on my ears like manna in the desert: “How y’all doing? A greeting as …
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    Category: dialects, dictionaries, English language, grammar, libraries, magazines, Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , ,

  9. Flowers, Fireflies, and Frequentatives

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    June 3, 2016 by libroshombre

    A recent visit to central Texas revealed that sensible rains have returned there after a half-decade of severe drought. The …
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    Category: dictionaries, English language, etymology, insects, public libraries, Uncategorized, word origins, words | Tags: , , , , , , , , ,

  10. Dominant Languages, Oldest Libraries, and the Brain Atlas

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    May 31, 2016 by libroshombre

    “One does not inhabit a country,” the Romanian philosopher Emile Cioran once pointed out, “one inhabits a language. That is …
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    Category: brain, English language, internet, language, languages, libraries, Uncategorized | Tags: , , , ,

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