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An Angry Grammarian Guide to Not Bungling Your Holiday Cards
Split infinitives and to all a good night.
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The Punctuation Heard - or Imagined - 'Round the World
If an apostrophe falls in a presidential campaign, does it make a sound?
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Jeffrey Barg
Could the Election Be Swung by the Passive Voice?
Also: A present for you for National Dictionary Day.
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Jeffrey Barg
A Tribute to the AP Stylebook ... Er, Chicago Manual of Style
The 18th edition of the CMOS just hit bookshelves. Cue the fanboys and fangirls.
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This Week: The Angry Grammarian: A New Musical
The hit musical returns to Philadelphia for only nine performances.
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Giving a Toss About Language Bits and Bobs
Chatting up Ben Yagoda, author of a new book for those who fancy Britishisms going on holiday to America.
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When “Populism” Isn’t So Popular
We need a new word.
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The Angry Grammarian
The Angry Grammarian
The ways that language, grammar and punctuation shape our world.
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