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Things We Say Wrong

sds: First grocery store I ever saw that didn’t instruct “x items or less” instead of “fewer.” 10,000 grammar respect points earned. Click for high-res photo

sds:

First grocery store I ever saw that didn’t instruct “x items or less” instead of “fewer.” 10,000 grammar respect points earned.

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Mother Jones, I think the word you’re looking for is “repudiated.” Click for high-res photo

Mother Jones, I think the word you’re looking for is “repudiated.”

davereed: Or that it would be such a great opportunity to mock people’s poor grammar and punctuation!  For example, commas in the middle of a clause where they don’t belong! Thanks, tumblr!

davereed:

Or that it would be such a great opportunity to mock people’s poor grammar and punctuation!  For example, commas in the middle of a clause where they don’t belong!

Thanks, tumblr!

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hilker: White Semicolon T-Shirt > Dictionary Evangelist : Dictionary Evangelist Shameless Commerce Division it’s semicolon appreciation day.

hilker:

White Semicolon T-Shirt > Dictionary Evangelist : Dictionary Evangelist Shameless Commerce Division

it’s semicolon appreciation day.

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hawaiiansdonotblog: schmufflepuff:dothetimewarp:dicks-oak:(via samialyssa, whatgetsyouthroughthenight) Click for high-res photo

hawaiiansdonotblog:

schmufflepuff:dothetimewarp:dicks-oak:(via samialyssa, whatgetsyouthroughthenight)

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davereed: crookedindifference: Embiggen, the fauxcabulary word created for an episode of The Simpsons, has found its way into string theory. Here’s the original quotation from The Simpsons episode, Lisa the Iconoclast: A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man. WIN And why not?  It’s a perfectly cromulent word… via un: proofmathisbeautiful: macmankev (via crookedindifference) This is positively scrumtrulescent.

davereed:

crookedindifference:

Embiggen, the fauxcabulary word created for an episode of The Simpsons, has found its way into string theory.

Here’s the original quotation from The Simpsons episode, Lisa the Iconoclast:

A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man.

WIN

And why not?  It’s a perfectly cromulent word…

via un: proofmathisbeautiful: macmankev

(via crookedindifference)

This is positively scrumtrulescent.

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Hyperbole and a Half: The Alot is Better Than You at Everything Click for high-res photo

Hyperbole and a Half: The Alot is Better Than You at Everything