Category Archives: pronouns

  1. 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: , , , , , , ,

  2. 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: , ,

  3. Hated Words, Beloved Pronouns, and Political Bedfellows

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    January 19, 2016 by libroshombre

      Lake Superior State University has issued their list of “most hated words” for 2016. This is LSSU’s 41st annual …
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    Category: behavior, gender-neutral, politics, pronouns, Uncategorized, words | Tags: , , , , , , , , ,

  4. Pronouns Redux, Second-Person Y’all, and She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed

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    April 17, 2015 by libroshombre

    Today’s word is “redux,” defined as “brought back, returned,” in the American Heritage Dictionary, because there’s more to say about …
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    Category: parts of speech, pronouns | Tags: , , , , , , ,

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