Fear not, no spoilers or even a review below, just one incredibly picky gripe. Sunday night I watched the third episode of season 7 of Game of Thrones, and one of the main actors, as well as one of the … Continue reading
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A lot of people have trouble distinguishing between with "your" and "you're" or "whose" and "who's." Many years ago I realized there's a simple rule for remembering which is which. I still get them wrong, but at least I can … Continue reading
The parts compose the whole. The whole comprises its parts. That's a useful pair of words, but unfortunately "comprise" has come to be used as a sort of redundant synonym for "compose." In fact, nowadays one probably encounters the verb … Continue reading
A lot of people don't especially care about grammar, usage, and style as long as they get their message across. If you're one of them, just ignore me when I go off on the subject. A lot of this stuff … Continue reading