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Unfortunate Headlines, Strange Swords, and Blue-Backed Spellers
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September 26, 2015 by libroshombre

A friend recently gave me a delightful collection of “flubs from the nation’s press” titled “Squad Helps Dog Bite Victim.” …
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Category: American English, language, punctuation, spelling | Tags: American Spelling Book, Aristophanes, Blue-Backed Speller, British Library, editor, gaffe, headline, mmistakes, Noah Webster, punctuation
Bill Bryson, Double-spacing, and Rogue Apostrophes
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June 19, 2014 by libroshombre

Bill Bryson is among the best at putting words together informatively, expressively, and amusingly. His books, such as “Life and …
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Category: grammar, parts of speech, punctuation | Tags: apostrophes, bill bryson, commas, double-space, exclamation marks, grammar, oxford commas, parts of speech, punctuation, rogue apsotrophes