Articles filed under Baumann, Jim
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Grammar Moses: Head over heels and other head-scratchers
May 14, 2022 5:52 PM - Jim answers readers' questions about things that just don't sound right.
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Grammar Moses: On cribbage scoring and standing people up
May 7, 2022 11:32 AM - Jim pooh-poohs pedantry in game playing and explains how to stand someone up.
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Grammar Moses: On homophones and the duality of woman
Apr 30, 2022 6:16 PM - The title of the upcoming film "Dual" has a double meaning.
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Grammar Moses: Is Wordle invading your dreams, too?
Apr 23, 2022 10:52 AM - Welcome to Jim's nightmare, which is all about Wordle.
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Grammar Moses: Do you wait on -- or for -- a friend?
Apr 16, 2022 6:08 PM - Jim dredges up an old Stones song to make a point about the shifting sands of English.
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Grammar Moses: On punctuation and perspective
Apr 9, 2022 6:11 PM - Jim explores how your perspective might cause you to punctuate a sentence differently.
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Grammar Moses: Take down pants, and spank yourself for getting this wrong
Apr 3, 2022 8:19 AM - Jim looks at the order of things and how that keeps your writing in line.
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Grammar Moses: I've lost the great space debate
Mar 27, 2022 5:30 AM - Jim points out the difference between 'a while' and 'awhile.'
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Grammar Moses: What's your true range? And what's so scary about portmanteaus?
Mar 19, 2022 4:49 PM - A copy writer says a book includes our fears "from agoraphobia to arachnophobia." That's what Grammar Moses calls a false range. Also, is it OK to write a word that's not in the dictionary like "stompled"? It could be a new portmanteau.
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Grammar Moses: What 'headline-speak' is and why we use it
Mar 12, 2022 4:29 PM - Jim provides a guide to interpreting headlines.
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