Category Archives: grammar

  1. Pop-Tarts, Frogs, and the Alamo

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    November 6, 2021 by libroshombre

                “Woman Sues Kellogg Over Lack of Strawberries in Strawberry Pop-Tarts,” a recent Washington Post article, got me considering how …
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    Category: animals, battles, books, education, grammar, libraries, public libraries, sayings | Tags: , , ,

  2. Fables, Roadmaps, and Dancing Masters

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    May 7, 2021 by libroshombre

                When I recently found myself reading something titled “Political Uses of Theaesopic Fable,” who else could I blame than …
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    Category: biography, dancing, fables, grammar, libraries, maps | Tags: , , , , ,

  3. (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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    Category: dictionaries, English language, grammar, language | Tags: , , ,

  4. 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: , , , , , , ,

  5. 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: , , , , , , ,

  6. Righting Wrongs, Writing Wrong, and the Power of Mistakes

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    March 18, 2019 by libroshombre

    Martial arts maestro Bruce Lee wrote in his book, “Striking Thoughts,” that “Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the …
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  7. Saints, Milk, and Commas

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    March 18, 2019 by libroshombre

    You want to keep your Saint Isidores straight when you’re talking about commas. Or is it “Saints Isidore”? Either way, …
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    Category: grammar, punctuation, Uncategorized | Tags: , , , ,

  8. Drunk Persians, Political Correctness, and Deceptive Advertising

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    November 23, 2016 by libroshombre

      Herodotus reported that the ancient Persians preferred getting drunk when deciding something important, and the next day, after sobering …
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    Category: advertising, grammar, magazines, manners, Michel Montaigne, punctuation, Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , ,

  9. Scrabble, Persnicketiness, and the 5-Second Rule

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    October 18, 2016 by libroshombre

    I can always start an argument with my wife by playing Scrabble with her. She’s a strict constructionist in English …
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  10. Skimming, Scanning, and Illiteracy

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    August 22, 2016 by libroshombre

      The French started using the term “desperer: to be dismayed, lose hope, despair” in the 1300s, an especially horrible …
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    Category: deep reading, grammar, literacy, Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , , ,

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