Jim Baumann
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Grammar Moses: Which word, then, shall I use: Then or than?Jan 08, 2017 6:30 am - Patricia Browall of Prospect Heights writes: "My 22-year-old daughter consistently misuses the words 'then' and 'than.' I have tried, without success, to point her in th...
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Grammar Moses: I resolve to effect change in my grammar, one affectation at a timeJan 01, 2017 6:30 am - ... one affectation at a time
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'The Luxe Life' named Best Martini in the 'BurbsDec 12, 2016 12:00 am - Gail Fardman might work for a pizza joint, but her cocktails are a work of art. Fardman, a bartender at JL's Pizza and Sports in Palatine, was awarded the gold martini t...
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Grammar Moses: Give me a break - a good breakDec 11, 2016 6:30 am - I've had a few bad breaks in my day. I'm talking of headlines, of course. I can't cite any specific examples, however, because once a copy editor suffers the humiliation...
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Grammar Moses: Let's give "holiday" a holidayDec 04, 2016 12:00 am - By Jim Baumann jbauman@dailyherald.com Would you ever say "the Hanukkah holiday" or "the Easter holiday"? I didn't think so. So why is it that so many of us refer to "th...
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Grammar Moses: Which conveys meaning better - spoken or written word?Nov 27, 2016 6:30 am - The advantage of the spoken word over the written word is the ability to use inflection to convey meaning. The trouble with email, they say, is that something is lost in...
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Believe Project 2016: Tell us who should be given $100Nov 23, 2016 12:00 am - In this time of tumult in our country, when divisions between us are deep, how about bringing back a tried-and-true salve for bringing us together? Yes, I'm talking abou...
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Believe Project 2016: Tell us who should be given $100Nov 23, 2016 12:00 am - In this time of tumult in our country, when divisions between us are deep, how about bringing back a tried-and-true salve for bringing us together? Yes, I'm talking abou...
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Grammar Moses: Saving lives, one comma at a timeNov 20, 2016 6:15 am - Commas really DO save lives. You've seen permutations of these sayings in internet shareables and on T-shirts and probably a few crocheted potholders: "Let's eat, Grandm...
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Grammar Moses: My folks, they taught me 'coronate' is not a wordNov 13, 2016 6:12 am - Pronouns were given to us as contractions were given to us: to save time and, in the written form, space. Yet we hear variations of these sentences every day: "Hillary, ...