Jim Baumann
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Is REO Speedwagon Illinois' greatest band? Voters say yes.Jul 25, 2018 1:00 am - I can't fight the feeling that something is amiss here. Sure, I'm a fan of REO Speedwagon. Just the other day on my morning walk, I played 1977's Platinum-selling "You G...
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Grammar Moses: Share your hobby's jargon with Oxford English DictionaryJul 22, 2018 1:00 am - A while back I wrote about how the Oxford English Dictionary, in celebration of its 90th birthday, is soliciting new entries. Any 90-year-old could probably use a little...
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Grammar Moses: When good headlines seem badJul 14, 2018 1:00 am - "WOW," started the email from a reader named Tom. "I'm impressed. TWO BIG errors in one headline in large capitals at top of page 3 in Section 6 of yesterday's edition."...
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Grammar Moses: I'm hot under the collar, and it's all about mercuryJul 07, 2018 1:00 am - Please forgive my curmudgeonliness today. I have an air conditioner that's groaning like an old dog, and I have a full head of steam. I'm suffering from a bout of SAD - ...
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9 reasons the suburbs beat Chicago for the Fourth of JulyJul 03, 2018 1:00 am - The original version of this story had incorrect information regarding fireworks in Geneva and Arlington Heights and a Pitbull performance in Naperville. Happy Fou...
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Grammar Moses: When is an epithet an epitaph?Jun 30, 2018 1:00 am - I often get emails about flaws readers find in obituaries: the misplaced modifier that suggests someone was the 10th child in a family to be born in one day; the sometim...
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Grammar Moses: I nearly fell six feet, but I'm still standingJun 23, 2018 1:00 am - Jackie Goodman's email was succinct: "Nearly falls? Falls nearly?" Attached was a photo of her Daily Herald Business section. The six-column headline across the top of t...
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Grammar Moses: Tusen tack for reading my travelogueJun 16, 2018 1:00 am - If you're like me, you're probably a lover of language in general - not just English. I can remember spending hours with phrase books before embarking on trips to France...
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Grammar Moses: How language is peppered with regionalismsJun 02, 2018 1:00 am - A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the Oxford English Dictionary's 90th anniversary and one of the audience participation activities it's launched that seeks to enshrin...
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Grammar Moses: Must I repeat myself?May 26, 2018 1:00 am - That that is, is. That that isn't, isn't. I just love that. It feels like it should be part of a lost verse from "Qué Será, Será." A reader named Jan Waichunas wrote: "O...