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Friday, December 11, 2009
The Grammar Police have arrived
OK, kids, looks like we’ve gotten a bit of a row started on this morning’s post, down below, about language pet peeves….
I’ll share mine: Home-made signs in which people put quotation marks around the words in the sign, such as “GARAGE SALE” or “FOR SALE,” rather than merely FOR SALE. Nobody is saying it … it’s just on a sign.
Anyway, I like using “text” as a verb, for what that’s worth.
Got a peeve to share?
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Does you talk good?
Are you one of those people who goes a little crazy when you hear others misuse the language? Do you have some sort of linguistic, nails-on-chalkboard pet peeve?
Needless to say, you isn’t alone… heh-heh-heh.
Drop by this book review from the Washington Post and take a moment to marvel at the ways English constantly morphs and evolves, and how each evolution attracts criticism — which later, just seems quaint.
