Archive for February, 2004
Week in review - grammar and style
Closed Published by Becky S February 29th, 2004 in style & grammarA good week for style
at Volokh Conspiracy.
Those crazy lawyers.
Except for Cowen.
Alas, an economist.
Good post anyway.
And let’s not forget
One Mr. Language Person
AKA Barry.
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Inspiration for haiku week
1 Comment Published by Becky S February 28th, 2004 in miscellaneous fluffThere was a book club
With many margaritas
Straight up and salty
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Beginning today
I will post in haiku form
For one week only
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Top 5 things you can accomplish on a blog break:
finish a book
make big pots of chili and lentil stew
catch up with old friends
catch up on sleep
get some perspective
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He just stopped by and informed me that there are six number-one priorities.
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And this is for Michele-next-door, the lovely lady who’s here in the office with me at 8 PM on a Friday night. If you buy in bulk, you can get cans of Whoop Ass for $1.95 each. A true bargain.
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The office across the hall is dark, yet I’m here at 8 PM on a Friday night.
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Since Tuvalu has been in the news this week, Good Grief! presents the top 5 interesting fact about this small nation:
Tuvalu means “group of eight,” which refers to the country’s eight traditionally inhabited islands
The country negotiated a contract to lease its internet domain name (.tv) for $50 million in royalties
70.83% of Tuvalueans are in favor […]
It looks like Mr. Grammar Person isn’t a recurring feature in the Herald Tribune. Too bad. Here’s another example of Mr. Person’s wisdom (from Monday’s column):
MR. GRAMMAR PERSON! - Dear Mr. Grammar Person:
I am a 13-year-old middle school student. On a recent grammar test I wrote: “Jason and me shared a cheeseburger.” My […]
Dennis E. Hickey was caught violating his probation because he unknowingly speed-dialed his probation officer while trying to sell a car. The officer answered his phone only to hear Hickey complaining about probation officers monitoring him so closely.
That’s interesting, but even better is the fact that Hickey comes from such a colorful family:
His father, […]
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