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Blog posts filed under "language"
Firefox spell-check: In-browser help for Wisconsin's poor spellers
November 11 — No Comments
Improve the credibility of your comments by using Firefox's built-in spell-checking whenever you write online.
Mute Orlando Magic fan, 4, speaks: Ryan Rodriguez loves this game!
June 5 — 3 Comments
Diagnosed with selective mutism, a Florida boy was moved to speech by watching NBA basketball on TV.
Going forward, can we please omit 'going forward'?
June 2 — 5 Comments
Yes, Einstein, we all know which way time flows, and you're wasting ours.
Movie review: 'The Diving Bell and the Butterfly' (2007)
April 27 — 1 Comment
Very worth watching for the empathy it fosters, reminding us of the harsh limits life can impose, and the unlimited potential of humans to exceed them.
Etymology of 'Lent'
February 25 — No Comments
It's related to 'length', as in the days getting longer in the spring.
It's 'home in,' not 'hone in'
January 2 — 2 Comments
The eggcorn 'hone in on' is spotted in the wild and shot down. The correct expression is 'home in on.'
Y2K fake protection packing
November 20 — No Comments
Y2K fake protection packing. You just feel so much safer knowing that people somewhere are doing their best to ensure-- something or other.
Book review: 'Misquoting Jesus' by Bart D. Ehrman
January 25 — 1 Comment
Ehrman does an outstanding job of summarizing the history of Biblical texts in simple language.




