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My Vulgarity Conundrum
I love words. I love all words. They tie us to a common anchor of communication. And yet, some words are despised. Not because of anything intrinsic–they are just sequences of letters/sounds, after all–but because of societal taboos. It’s been an interesting personal adventure.
Posted in Musings
Tagged cursing, dirty words, english, forbidden, language, lexicon, power, profanity, taboo, vocabulary, vulgar, vulgarity, words
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Are We Losing Fewer?
I’m seeing it more and more: “less” being used in places where “fewer” should be. I can understand the occasional misuse, but I’m seeing it throughout the Internet and in some magazines and newspaper articles as well as advertisements. We may have transitioned from misuse of “less” being bad grammar into the realm of it being a change of word use.
Genderless Pronouns – Ey, Em, and Eir
Things That Have Made Me Happy
Once you’ve lived long enough, and have a lot of memories in the ol’ grouch bag, it’s hard not to pause every now and then to consider that unique collection that adds up to your life. Like you, I have a variety of event-mementos good, bad, and hard to define. Mostly, though, I prefer to pull out those things that still make me smile.
Posted in Musings
Tagged adventure, aerospace, assembly, computer, content, dogs, friend, girls, happy, imagination, joy, language, maryland, memories, pascal, programming, rocket, school, space, technology, university, women, women's basketball, writing
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Fixing the Education System
As with the weather, many people complain about the state of education but don’t really offer up suggestions for changing it. Here’s one proposal to overhaul the current system.
Posted in Gov't and Politics, Gripes
Tagged academia, administration, arithmetic, asl, civics, congress, coursework, education, english, history, language, learning, math, phonics, policy, public school, reading, reform, regligion, school, school board, science, sign language, spelling, students, teachers, teaching
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Is Being Bilingual a Must in Today’s America?
Should Americans-specifically American children-become bilingual, and if so, then what language(s) additional to English should they learn? Does it add value to their lives in any practical way?
Posted in Musings
Tagged advice, bilingual, child, children, education, family, foreign language, home, how, language, language education, language leanring, life, multilingual, parent, parenting, tongues, travel
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Trying To Make English Easier
Smilin’ and Grinnin’
A Pox on Collective Nouns
I have a major peeve with soccer announcers…not football/fútbol announcers, but soccer announcers (you know, the American kind). Almost every soccer match I watch is infected with a grammatical irritant that I’ve tried to scratch, but the itch persists. What bug is annoying me this time? The inappropriate application of verb agreement with collective nouns.
