Does incorrect use of apostrophes get your goat? If so this pastiche of bad grammar set to music is either perfect viewing or something to avoid like the plague.
Grammar
Twitter’s grammar gestapo
Meet Twitter’s self-appointed word police: sad, sad pedants picking up on every typo and grammatical error in an effort to enforce proper “Twetiquette”. FAIL.
You know, like, whatever: the fiasco of filler words
Whether it’s used instead of um, a pause or just while you grasp around for something witty to say, Christopher Hitchen explores how the grammar battle was lost with uptalk and filler words. And it’s not just teens who are to blame.
Why is it called the Netherlands?
Radovan Karadzic is currently on trial at The Hague, not at Hague. Why do so many place names require a definite article? Just think of the Bahamas, The Bronx and The Gambia. Slate explains.
Why is it that the capital letters ARE SCREAMING?
When it comes to online communication, capital letters serve more of a function than just clarifying proper nouns. Instead, they have developed a whole new persona.
PODCAST: Did I tweet or twitter?
For the pedant, Twitter poses many issues, given the rapidly evolving nature of its language. The AP style book is here to help, with a ruling on the verb “tweet” v “twitter”.
Strunk & White still rocking grammar 50 years on
In an age of Twitter — when brevity takes on new meaning — the most popular guide to writing clearly and concisely remains The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr and EB White.
