Jim Baumann
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Grammar Moses: Making cents of vending machinesOct 21, 2017 1:00 am - I had never considered this, but by avoiding vending machines whenever possible I've been missing out on good fodder for this column. Two readers recently brought to my ...
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Grammar Moses: Is it plural, possessive or what?Oct 14, 2017 1:00 am - Have you ever corrected someone mid-conversation because what he said just didn't sound right? What I'm talking about is words that sound like plurals and possessives bu...
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Grammar Moses: Wheaton street signs and a man possessedOct 07, 2017 1:00 am - "Dear St. Grammarian," wrote Ted "Dictionary Man" Utchen of Wheaton, "Erastus Gary, Warren Wheaton and Jesse Wheaton were the three founders of Wheaton, and at the very ...
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Need help sorting out what's fake news and what's not?Oct 01, 2017 1:00 am - For every bit of information in the newsosphere, there is probably a piece of misinformation competing with it. The sources of misinformation can be as benign as a joke ...
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Grammar Moses: When math and words collideSep 30, 2017 1:00 am - If you know anything about me, you probably can imagine the special thrill I'd get when presented with a word problem in math class. It's like a swirly cone of thought p...
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Grammar Moses: Here's a little verbiage for youSep 23, 2017 1:00 am - It's been a while since I wrote a quick hits column on words I've heard or seen misused lately, so you're welcome in advance for the lack of bloviation. Let's get to it!...
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Grammar Moses: Search for bad signs leaves me pleasantly unfulfilledSep 16, 2017 1:00 am - When last we communicated, I promised roadside photos from my vacation. I tried. I really tried. But no dice. In the 10 days I spent in Colorado, I did not espy a single...
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Grammar Moses: Did you see the ellipse? Unlikely.Aug 26, 2017 1:00 am - On Monday, while everyone was marveling at the big doings in space, I was shaking my head in disbelief. I heard two people ask others in passing, "Have you seen the elli...
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Grammar Moses: One man's meat is another man's poisonAug 19, 2017 1:00 am - Newton's third law holds that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. You're probably thinking to yourself: Grammar Moses, is this going to be another...
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Grammar Moses: If you're a real trooper, show me your badgeAug 12, 2017 1:00 am - I get my share of emails and letters addressed "Hey, Gramma," "Dear Grampa Grammar Moses," "Grammar Granny" and "Dear St. Grammarian," so when I get a "Dear Sir" letter ...