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Dog Eats Typos
Posted on November 9, 2007 | 1 CommentAnd for the final question on the Grammar Nazi Level 1 proficiency exam, can you overlook the cute puppy and baby to find the error in this published cartoon: Hint: […] -
Razvodit and Vodka
Posted on November 9, 2007 | 3 CommentsOnce there lived and existed a great learned man with a beard almost as long as God’s. And one day the people came to this man and said ‘Go to […] -
Engine, Brake, Mufflers Required
Posted on September 22, 2007 | 2 CommentsI always laugh when I’m driving around Colorado and see the signs that say, “Truckers Engine Brake Mufflers Required.” The sign is clearly another example of the Illuminati’s proviso against […] -
A Moment of Silence for Dead Hyphens
Posted on September 22, 2007 | 2 CommentsI quite admire the hyphen, it’s one of my favorite forms of punctuation. It allows me to jockey-together my own grammar and re-spelling, aids in tmesis (that’s a-whole-nother post), and […] -
The Future Language of Dog
Posted on August 24, 2007 | 2 CommentsThe Ancient, Modern, and Future Language of “Dog.” Part 1. The Ancient. Wherein the Author describes the Border War between Linguists on the history of the proto-word for “Dog.” Part […]