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In the course of answering a question on Twitter, I've just unintentionally taken part in a brief grammatical debate. Since I haven't covered anything grammatical for a while and I still need another blog for this month, I thought I'd explain my answer on here on the off chance it helps someone. The question… Read more »
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An overuse of unnecessary words has lead to a national shortage of adverbs according to reports from the Oxford University Press, publishers of the Oxford English Dictionary. The effects on conversations across the country have been devastating; creating a string of sentences that are both punchy and to the p… Read more »
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I recently read an article about Birmingham City Council refusing to make use of the apostrophe on any signs they produce from here on in. Furthermore, their spokesperson suggested that they had in fact been attempting to phase out this valuable piece of punctuation since as early as the 1950s. Birmingham is… Read more »
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I've recently acquired an interest in another language. As my friends, colleagues and regular readers will know, I have a passion for the English language, but lately I've been considering taking up a foreign tongue. As part of an online gaming community that I am regularly involved in, I have the opportunity… Read more »
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Working where I do, I'm frequently asked to proof read a variety of documents: usually marketing literature or magazines that we're sending to our customers. It's something I don't really mind doing—it beats real work and passes the time quite well. There's also a part of me that relishes finding and correcti… Read more »