Jim Baumann
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Grammar Moses: Less is more. Except when fewer is more.Jun 03, 2017 1:00 am - Just as an editor always needs an editor, the marketing departments at institutions of higher learning always should avail themselves of the expertise of their English t...
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Grammar Moses: A picture is worth a thousand laughsMay 27, 2017 1:00 am - Last week I asked you to send me pictures of funny signs. And by funny, I mean signs that are humorous because there is something wrong with them. Thanks to all of you w...
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Grammar Moses: You need not travel far to find grammar issuesMay 20, 2017 1:00 am - NEW YORK - My wife and I love to travel. Much of the allure for me is seeing and experiencing new things and trying new foods, of course, but I've always enjoyed samplin...
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Grammar Moses: This column won't make you bust a gutMay 13, 2017 1:00 am - Tom Hanrahan of downstate Harrisburg is a new reader of this column. "Perhaps you could address the increasing use of the word 'busted.' And not in the noun form as in a...
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Grammar Moses: An old friend gets the final wordMay 07, 2017 5:00 am - A good friend - one whom I've neither seen in person nor spoken with on the phone - has died. Jamie Daniel, 95, of Geneva was a regular contributor to this column from i...
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Grammar Moses: If you're taking the SAT, bring a sharp pencil, a clear mind, and an Oxford commaApr 29, 2017 1:00 am - Because you're reading this, you already know that in English there is probably an exception to every rule. And every rule is debated. Endlessly. I knew this when I wad...
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Grammar Moses: Are you and your spouse close enough to take a singular verb?Apr 22, 2017 1:00 am - An anonymous reader from downstate Marion had a seemingly simple pair of questions: "Would you say, 'The couple has - or have - three children?' And 'The couple has - or...
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'They're, there, their': A grammarian's mantraApr 15, 2017 1:00 am - I sometimes console myself by repeating "They're, there, their" when we make a goof in a headline, because those goofs stand out. Such was the case Monday when we inadve...
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Grammar Moses: Close, but no cigarApr 08, 2017 1:00 am - Last week I discussed the important difference between "interment" and "internment" and how I suspect many people don't know they are two words. Since then I've gotten a...
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Grammar Moses: I hope this column amuses, but does not bemuse, youApr 01, 2017 1:00 am - We all know there is a vast difference between "genital" and "congenital." Though the words are derived from the same concept, you can get into a real pickle if you misu...