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[photo by mharrsch, of an ivory (not a quartz) pyx] Interested in holo-alphabetic sentences? Think you would be, but aren’t sure what they are? Then you might want to check out Russell Slocum’s article from Vol. II/4, newly digital here....
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We had some more requests for back articles this week, so two more are available to read online: Preposition Pollution, by Barbara DuBois, and Up and Down to You, by John Musgrave. An easy way to see the few articles we have available in html is to check out the Table...
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A subscriber from long ago rediscovered us again today, and asked particularly after one article: Noun Overuse Phenomenon Article, from Vol. 2, No. 4. So there it is — click on the link to read it. It’s a favorite! Please remember that if you are ordering...
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I was thinking of Dwight Bolinger the other day (as you do) and remembered that he had written a very nice short article about “Darn!” for VERBATIM back in the day. Enjoy!...
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Slayer Slang (Part 1) – The marvellous slang uses and inventions of the popular TV show Buffy the Vampire Slayer. by Michael Adams Identity and Language in the SM Scene – The importance of language in forming identity, and some misunderstandings that can...
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The World According to Student Bloopers Richard Lederer Concord, New Hampshire [Excerpt] One of the fringe benefits of being an English or History teacher is receiving the occasional jewel of a student blooper in an essay. I have pasted together the following...
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Where Did He Put The Pen of My Aunt? Navajo Revealed David C. Cates Maplewood, New Jersey Intricate miracles underlie even ordinary events like sunshine, eyesight, and air. Yet their ordinariness seems to stifle the kindling of wonder. This may be the point of a...
