Nanty Narking = Great Fun
It is time for some nanty narking, or in more modern terms, great fun. (I find words can be fun, I hope you do as well.) Recently, a...
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- Dec 13, 2021
- 1 min
You "shoulda" caught that!
Have you ever said, "shoulda, coulda, woulda" or "should of, could of, would of"? Too many people have, and when they put pen to paper...
- Nov 8, 2021
- 3 min
More Vocabulary = More Choices
People may debate that those with a more extensive vocabulary are more intelligent. IQ is relative. There are many IQ tests, and results...
- Oct 11, 2021
- 2 min
The Semicolon ;
People can use the semicolon in a variety of ways. A semicolon is used as a winky-face emoticon when placed with a parenthesis. As a...
- Sep 13, 2021
- 3 min
The Satisfying Sounds
When I was a little girl, I saw the movie "The Glass Slipper." The movie was released in 1955; it is a ballet and another version of the...
- Aug 9, 2021
- 1 min
Let the mark do its job!
It is an exclamation point! Its whole and total purpose is to end a sentence or phrase to express a powerful feeling. You only need...
- Jul 12, 2021
- 3 min
Sticks and Stones
"Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me." It has been a long time, and maybe today's youth do not know this...
- Jun 14, 2021
- 3 min
Misunderstanding Texts
Is punctuation, capitalization, proper sentence structure, and complete sentences a thing of the past? When I look over some texts,...
- May 10, 2021
- 2 min
Words from the 1970s
Before 1970, if I were to pass you a note in study hall that read, "Hey, that techie rug rat is going to grow up to be a radical chic...
- Apr 12, 2021
- 2 min
National Poetry Month - 25th Anniversary
The Academy of American Poets began National Poetry Month in April 1996. In honor of the 25th anniversary, I have decided to share some...
- Mar 8, 2021
- 4 min
The Nuance of Synonyms or The Variety of Similarities
There are reasons other than lack of being able to spell a word to use synonyms.
- Feb 8, 2021
- 3 min
They're their deer!
The title is grammatically correct, albeit possibly confusing. They are their deer = the group owns the group of deer. There, there,...
- Jan 11, 2021
- 3 min
Everyone Else Is Doing It
There are (typically) four weeks in a month! With that in mind, you have already been introduced to "Declan and Ellie." (Aren't they...
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