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I'd take up the banner
Aug. 24th, 2009 10:07 pm'Punctuation hero' branded a vandal for painting apostrophes on street signs
I also am dismayed when I see "X items or less" in supermarkets. Usually I just sigh and get in line, though.
"Until stocks last" doesn't make a lick of sense.
Mr Gatward, who served for four years in the Gordon Highlanders in the 1960s, is not just a campaigner for the apostrophe. He will not join the 'five items or less' queue at the supermarket, in protest that the sign should read 'five items or fewer'.
He also gets annoyed when people-neglect the 'Royal' in 'Royal Tunbridge Wells', and was vexed when he saw a major chain store advertising sales with signs saying 'until stocks last' rather than 'while stocks last'.
I also am dismayed when I see "X items or less" in supermarkets. Usually I just sigh and get in line, though.
"Until stocks last" doesn't make a lick of sense.
SP, please go in peace. Or just go.
Jul. 22nd, 2009 01:35 pmCopyediting Sarah Palin's resignation speech (thanks, ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
guppiecat)
Sarah Palin, the Anti-Poet (thanks,simianpower)
And to think, some people will actually pay money to buy her memoir.
guppiecat)Sarah Palin, the Anti-Poet (thanks,
simianpower)And to think, some people will actually pay money to buy her memoir.
British government spells end of 'i before e' rule: Teachers are advised not to pass on the mantra — too many exceptions
The English language really is going to the fools. Why not get rid of all irregular verbs, too?
The English language really is going to the fools. Why not get rid of all irregular verbs, too?
wha wha what?
Jun. 15th, 2009 02:37 pmSomeone on MSNBC actually said "ginormous" in a serious discussion.
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Apr. 8th, 2008 07:45 pmThis year at PFFA, I learned that in Britain people use the word whilst in everyday conversation.
I've been behind on my links.
Dec. 6th, 2006 12:03 pmThese are all courtesy of dsgood:
Why do males and females of some species look so different?: In beetles, sex-based differences in appearance generated by loss of feature once shared by both sexes
The message in advertising is irrelevant, new research shows: Creativity and emotion are what makes advertising successful, not the message it is trying to get over -- not surprising, yet interesting
Synthetic Cannabinoid May Aid Fertility in Smokers
US teen pregnancy rates decline as result of improved contraceptive use -- sounds like a "duh," but in the environment of pushing abstinence even on adults, this is important
Genetically engineered blood protein can be used to split water into oxygen and hydrogen
New study suggests speakers of different languages perceive rhythm differently -- very interesting, from a poetic point-of-view
dsgood:Why do males and females of some species look so different?: In beetles, sex-based differences in appearance generated by loss of feature once shared by both sexes
The message in advertising is irrelevant, new research shows: Creativity and emotion are what makes advertising successful, not the message it is trying to get over -- not surprising, yet interesting
Synthetic Cannabinoid May Aid Fertility in Smokers
US teen pregnancy rates decline as result of improved contraceptive use -- sounds like a "duh," but in the environment of pushing abstinence even on adults, this is important
Genetically engineered blood protein can be used to split water into oxygen and hydrogen
New study suggests speakers of different languages perceive rhythm differently -- very interesting, from a poetic point-of-view
Four consecutive syllables may go unstressed, but if that's true, the fifth will always receive stress.
I'm paraphrasing from The Sounds of Poetry by Robert Pinsky.
I'm paraphrasing from The Sounds of Poetry by Robert Pinsky.
pointless fact of the day
Feb. 19th, 2003 03:26 amThe letter J didn't separate from I until the 17th century. I find that amazing.
