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Comment by Ben Powell Davies on June 13, 2010 at 6:10pm

@Anna Murphy... "There consistently IS going to be fewer of us and more of the mediocre"?? Irony!!

Comment by Anna Murphy on May 18, 2009 at 2:22pm

Jeff Hartzer asks, "Why does improper grammar hurt the ears?"
Jeff, I also have near perfect pitch. Can you imagine me hearing someone play off-key. My son is an exceptional goal keeper; he cringes when he sees someone make a stupid play (and curses at the TV.)

There consistently is going to be fewer of us and more of the mediocre. Keep your standards high--for yourself--and let the rest go. And keep your list of pet peeves to a minimum.

Comment by JennaJ on April 8, 2009 at 9:48pm

Wow! Word nerds. How cool is this? Thanks to everyone for sharing.

Comment by Kelly on February 10, 2009 at 10:15pm

@Malibu - excuse the tardy reply. If we lose the at, how can we continue to listen to Beck's Where It's At? That would be tragic ;-)

Comment by Malibu on December 21, 2008 at 3:32pm

At, at, at, at, AT! If I hear "at" used incorrectly one more time I'm gonna SCREAM in somebody's face! "Where's he at?" "That's just where I'm at." "I didn't see where you were at." OMG!!! Wrong, wrong, wrong. "At" is never to be used at the end of a sentence. It should be "Where is he?" "That's just where I am." "I didn't see where you were." Just drop the "at" period, and you'll be fine. That's my PSA for the day.

Comment by Jeff Hartzer on July 4, 2008 at 2:07pm

Another news tv slur is using a comparative withhout the other half...(More Negatory kudos to advertising)...A vague example: It's better but leaves off the better than...And the IS-ARE lack of agreements run rampant on the tv evening snewz. [And if you can make total sense of my paragraph, then you are a Grammar Maven!

Comment by Jeff Hartzer on July 2, 2008 at 4:36am

Another local tv news journalist tonight confused his use of less with few...Differences were subtle but gaping at the same time.

Why does improper grammar hurt the ears?

Comment by Eric Renz-Whitmore on May 12, 2008 at 2:37pm

I'm no longer really a grammar maven (seriously, ask anyone in GMAT Prep!). But I do occasionally aspire to be, and having old Bill's visage looking out at me reminds me of the delight I had as a high school student awaiting his On Language column each Sunday.

Thanks. I think Albuquerque's just a little bit better now that this group exists.