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Friday, August 31, 2012
Don't misplace your modifiers
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Talk about going to extreme lengths for advertising. “Hung as the signage for Mojo's Cycles, the owner says the bike is a Sears model...
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Friday, August 24, 2012
What the h...?
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With the Olympics over, thank God we won't have to hear every last thing being described as "historic" any more. But is a new ...
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Wednesday, August 22, 2012
The Beatles' use of language
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Does "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" really refer to LSD? The answer to this and other questions in this interesting article: http...
Friday, August 17, 2012
Please stand!
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Over the past few weeks we have heard many national anthems played at the Olympics, and meanwhile in my church choir I've been singing a...
Thursday, August 16, 2012
It ain't easy doing adagio
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Over on my ballet website, I've started a weekly series on the history of some ballet terms. We start with "adagio", and how i...
Friday, August 10, 2012
Of mice and men
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With the Olympics monopolizing the airwaves for the last two weeks, a lot of muscle has been on display. But lest you think athletes have a...
Friday, August 3, 2012
Casting dispersions
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Reading a recent article in my local newspaper, I stumbled on this malapropism: "I cast no dispersions, but I know in my heart there...
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