Tag Archives: pedantry

  1. Peeves, Persiflage, and Portmanteaux

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    June 18, 2022 by libroshombre

                “Foist,” “to introduce surreptitiously,” is a word I like, perhaps because librarians enjoy  foisting books and information, albeit overtly, …
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  2. Pecans, Emus, and Vertebrae

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    April 22, 2021 by libroshombre

                You’d think after three decades in Alaska my hackles wouldn’t still rise when someone pronounces “pecan” as if they’re …
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  3. Doryphoric Pedantry, Reading Brains, and Sans Serif

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    September 30, 2015 by libroshombre

    My inner doryphore emerges whenever someone claims that emergence of computers means that “this is the end of print books.” …
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  4. Hifalutin Dogberries and Abstract Nouns.

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    April 24, 2014 by libroshombre

    There’s a lot to be said for reading The Economist. Besides in-depth, authoritative reporting, its writers and editors employ richer …
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    Category: linguistics, parts of speech, words | Tags: , , , , , , , ,

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