Learning about agreement
There tends to be a fair bit of eye-rolling at my house when I can't keep my mouth shut about sentence structure - particularly when I notice things in books like agreement, convoluted sentences, and typosThe most dramatic eye-rolling is reserved for my frequent comment 'If Luke wasn't in that sentence, would you say "I" or "me"' I also get complaints when I'm reading aloud if I interrupt the story with comments about the way that the sentences are written The biggest...
Read moreAvoiding euphemism
I noticed this sign last week, in the breakfast room of a small hotel:I couldn't help but wonder what hygiene regulations might apply here Is the hotel reception, which is right next to the breakfast room, somehow an inappropriate place to have food Will the food either become contaminated or contaminate something elseOf course, the real meaning is fairly obvious: don't eat breakfast here and then load yourself up with a second breakfast to eat later Or, to put it another way, don't be...
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