Mignon Fogarty · @grammargirl
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Grammargeddon Angel · @GramrgednAngel
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"We are not the slapping-together kind."

Gary Cooper as Professor Bertram Potts in BALL OF FIRE (dir. Howard Hawks)

That line is his rebuke of the benefactor's accountant who suggested that Potts and his colleagues slap together their encyclopedia to save money.

Cooper's grammarian is delightfully straightlaced. His panic over the changing English language prompts him to leave the ivory tower and go among the masses, to hear it as it's being spoken..

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Grammargeddon Angel · @GramrgednAngel
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Sixth (and, I think, last): This one's for editors. When you're working on a project, stick to the dictionary preferred by your style guide. Chicago likes M-W 11th Collegiate.

When you're writing for yourself, use as many as you like. The issue is, they won't all agree. And trying to find "The Answer" is difficult, when sources are all acceptable (Collins, Oxford, Webster's New World, Encarta, Random House . . .).

Enough. Go enjoy

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Gerald So · @sogerald
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@grammargirl asked about our favorite words. I guess mine is "judicious." I always want to use good judgment.

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Bryan Wright · @catselbow
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For , I'll note that in our department you know your dissertation is finished when your advisor asks you to change all the "thats" to "whiches" and then, on the next revision, all the "whiches" to "thats".

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Kara Shallenberg · @Kayray
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@GramrgednAngel Thank you for this post. I will attempt to dial down my Pavlovian response.

Didnโ€™t know you had a blog! Youโ€™re in my feed reader now. Happy !

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Gerald So · @sogerald
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It's . You can't have language w/o grammar; that's how important grammar is.

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Sunset & Fire · @SunsetFire
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@grammargirl Yes to all the words, and the Oxford comma, but I'll spotlight onomatopoeia

Boom! ๐Ÿ’ฅ

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Grammargeddon Angel · @GramrgednAngel
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I wrote a blog post for . Enjoy it. Or don't. But I hope it will give you something to think about, either way.

grammargeddon.com/2023/03/04/n

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Itโ€™s ! To celebrate, hereโ€™s a short video on the surprisingly murky development of a basic piece of English grammar, the pronoun โ€œSheโ€ youtu.be/sbzbdMym8wA

#nationalgrammarday #she #etymology #video #wordnerd #linguistics #words #historicallinguistics

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John Siebenthaler · @cafe_racer
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today we celebrate , while also observing the unintended irony that on the March 4, 2008 inaugural event, it was commemorated by then still president George W. Bush... grammarly.com/blog/a-brief-his

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JennyKorn · @JennyKorn
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Grammargeddon Angel · @GramrgednAngel
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Still looking for an enjoyable book to read on ?

REBEL WITH A CLAUSE: Tales and Tips from a Roving Grammarian by @grammartable (Ellen Jovin) is an excellent option. Far from didactic, it's a delightful collection of experiences with everyday people asking questions about at Ellen's literal grammar table, a card table she hauls around the country and sets up on corners or in parks or outside libraries.

Kindness, understanding, descriptiveness. Nothing's better.

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๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ“ It's time to brush up on ur grammar skills!

๐Ÿ“ˆ is comin up on March 4th

๐Ÿ˜œ Get ready 2 impress evry1 with ur proper punctuation & sentence structure ๐Ÿ’ช

๐Ÿ’ฏ ๐Ÿ’ฌ

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Grammargeddon Angel · @GramrgednAngel
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Before I call it a night, here's another great book for AND (TODAY!).

BUT CAN I START A SENTENCE WITH "BUT"?: Advice from the Chicago Style Q&A, with a foreword by Carol Fisher Saller (University of Chicago Press, 2016)

Does what it says on the tin, as they say.

Example:

Q: Can I use the first person?
A: Evidently.

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Grammargeddon Angel · @GramrgednAngel
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Don't know what to read for

How about

ACCIDENCE WILL HAPPEN: A Recovering Pedant's Guide to English Language and Style, by Oliver Kamm (Pegasus Books, 2016)

Honestly, everything you need to know about this book is right there in the title. It's sharp, witty, incisive, and educational in the best way.

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Grammargeddon Angel · @GramrgednAngel
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is THIS SATURDAY, March 4!

Yes, I'm an editor. No, IDGAF how you speak or write *unless* you pay me for my opinion. I won't be watching extra closely to see who "makes an error."

Most of those errors aren't truly errors. They're usages, they're valid, and they're all English.

I hang around linguists and lexicographers. They've taught me chill. I had a lot to start with, but I have more now.

IOW, I could care less. (Yep, I said that, and you know EXACTLY what it means.)

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Joyce Lionarons · @joyce
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@GramrgednAngel My favorite fun grammar book is The Transitive Vampire. Not sure if it is still in print.

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Grammargeddon Angel · @GramrgednAngel
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@junecasagrande I'm telling people to buy a book of yours for , so when the jump in sales happens you know who to thank.

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