Tag: grammar
-
A Quick Shot for You Grammar Geeks and Word Nerds
Oxford commas, splitting infinitives, impact as a verb … all topics near and dear to my heart. But I won’t expound on them much today because I’m cheek-deep in some other projects. So this is just a quick note for anyone interested in word-nerdery like me that Buzzfeed posted a photo series titled “30 Copy…
-
Talking about Sex
There’s been some interesting gender-switching going on. Well, at least in the English language there has been for at least 600 years or so. For those of you who know me, you know I’m pretty into grammar and language history. So I’m excessively excited whenever there’s a new episode of the language podcast Lexicon Valley. And a recent…