Jim Baumann
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Grammar Moses: Did I make a straw man argument? No problem!Aug 01, 2021 5:30 am - Theresa Pawlicki tells me she is 78 years old and has a daughter who is a stickler about proper English, so she lives in mild fear of saying the wrong thing. But that's ...
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Grammar Moses: Is President Biden, who has a 'good-paying' job, too familiar?Jul 24, 2021 1:00 am - I haven't spoken to President Joe Biden about this, so kindly grant me a little poetic license for a spell. Joe, like almost all of the presidents we've shared during my...
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Grammar Moses: I have the perfect wifeJul 17, 2021 1:00 am - So, I left the stove burner on the other day while engrossed in a novel over lunch. As I was cleaning up the dishes, I caught a whiff of natural gas - and quickly snappe...
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Grammar Moses: Welcome to Self-Defense 101Jul 11, 2021 5:30 am - I don't mean to sound defensive. In fact, you'll see me fall on my sword so readily when I do screw up that you probably wonder whether I need a weekly transfusion. But ...
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Grammar Moses: When is something 'offensive' and when is it 'anachronistic?'Jul 04, 2021 1:00 am - Pardon my interruption of your birthday party, America, while I get philosophical. "I've begun to find the word 'offensive,' well, offensive. It seems like so many thing...
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Grammar Moses: You say potato, I say AppalachianJun 26, 2021 1:00 am - My recent column on my summer vacation to the South touched off a few conversations. "As a former teacher I look forward to your column every Sunday," wrote Christine Bo...
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Policy Corner: Talking to and photographing kidsJun 25, 2021 1:00 am - These days there is heightened awareness about how our kids are portrayed on social media, let alone the news media. We're aware of that. And we understand it. Many of u...
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Grammar Moses: Using the poison pen on Father's DayJun 20, 2021 5:30 am - Happy Father's Day, gents. In honor of you, I'm going to root around in my mailbag for missives only from men. I'm sure someone will remind me of this injustice in advan...
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Grammar Moses: A Southern charm vocabulary lessonJun 13, 2021 1:00 am - A hearty hello to all y'all after my two-week vacation in Tennessee and North Carolina. I hope you missed me. I'm one of those people who love to visit unfamiliar places...
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Grammar Moses: The Fonz literally jumped the sharkJun 06, 2021 1:00 am - If you were a fan of "Happy Days" in the 1970s, you might understand what the idiom "jumping the shark" means. My guess is most of you know what the phrase means - but n...