I am currently reading "Woe Is I" subtitled "The Grammarphobe's Guide to Better English in Plain English" (which means I'm not really this book's target demographic, but I still enjoy reading the tips & mneumonic tricks to improving one's grammar contained therein).
"Eats, Shoots & Leaves" is another good one.
I'm always somewhat conflicted about the evolution of language: Is it really evolution or is it devolution? I contend that any word whose useage is modified in such a way that it reduces clarity of meaning is not evolution.
Case in point, earlier today, Poop mentioned that something would be completed in a "promp" manner.
Me: Did you just say..promp?
Poop: Yeah. Promp. What?
Me: That's not even a word.
Poop: Of course it is! It's in the definictionary!
Happy Stupid Bowl Sunday!
2 comments:
I have 'ES&L' and just started reading it!!! Someone just lent it to me knowing my OCD tendencies toward language. lol
Might take me forever to read though if I do it in my 'spare' time. I doubt I'll get it done promply. teehee
Happy Monday!
M :)
As long as you have a definictionary handy, you'll be fine....
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