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Grammar Moses: A tortuous explanation of a torturous encounter

By Jim Baumann
Aug 11, 2018 6:48 PM - Grammar Moses: A tortuous explanation of a torturous encounter
Grammar Moses: I'm shredding this column so you don't have to

By Jim Baumann
Aug 4, 2018 4:40 PM - Grammar Moses: I'm shredding this column so you don't have to
Grammar Moses: Don't bonk on this spoken-word column

By Jim Baumann
Jul 28, 2018 4:26 PM - In my line of work, I do my best to discourage people from using jargon in stories. So this exercise is a departure for me, but it's one I find fascinating.
Grammar Moses: Share your hobby's jargon with Oxford English Dictionary

Jul 22, 2018 8:43 AM - To celebrate its 90th birthday, the Oxford English Dictionary is soliciting new words. OED's latest appeal is for words associated with various hobbies.
Grammar Moses: When good headlines seem bad

Jul 14, 2018 5:23 PM - "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." And I thought this was going to be a good start to my Tuesday morning.
Grammar Moses: I'm hot under the collar, and it's all about mercury

Jul 7, 2018 6:04 PM - I'm suffering from a bout of SAD -- syntactic annoyance disorder.
Grammar Moses: When is an epithet an epitaph?

By Jim Baumann
Jun 30, 2018 8:31 PM - Grammar Moses: When is an epithet an epitaph?
Grammar Moses: I nearly fell six feet, but I'm still standing

By Jim Baumann
Jun 23, 2018 7:03 PM - 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 the section read: "Jobless rate nearly falls to 1969 levels."
Grammar Moses: Tusen tack for reading my travelogue

By Jim Baumann
Jun 16, 2018 4:24 PM - Grammar Moses: Tusen tack for reading my travelogue
Grammar Moses: How language is peppered with regionalisms

By Jim Baumann
Jun 2, 2018 4:16 PM - 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 enshrine regionalisms in its pages. Seeing an opportunity, I hijacked it for my own purposes.

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