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Grammar Goofs [INFOGRAPHIC]
Attack Of The English Major: "Going Forward"
The use of the phrase "going forward" drives me crazy.
You never need to use the phrase yet I see it everywhere from people who get paid to write, such as in this instance, directly from the Department of Redundancy Department.
Why must I point out that wish lists are, by definition, "going forward"?
WISH LIST GOING FORWARD
- A standout left tackle.
- A dynamic receiver who can provide a vertical threat to the passing game.
- Lots and lots of safety help. The only safeties currently under contract are Mistral Raymond, Jamarca Sanford and Eric Frampton.
- Additional help at cornerback – though at full strength, the nucleus of Antoine Winfield, Chris Cook, Asher Allen, Zack Bowman and Marcus Sherels should steady a shaken unit.
- A reliable No. 3 running back who can backup Adrian Peterson and Toby Gerhart.
- Added depth at linebacker.
via startribune.com
Aaaarrrrrg! Thesaurus! [COMIC]
MLK's I Have A Dream Speech [WORD CLOUD]
Speak Wookiee [BOOK]
Punctuation Lamps [PRODUCT]
English Lesson For Rock Bands [INFOGRAPHIC]
Punctuation Saves Lives! [POSTER]
Most Looked-Up Words At NYTimes.com [TABLE]
This year’s list includes a number of head-scratching favorites that also made the lists in 2010 and 2009 : inchoate, opprobrium and hubris are apparently as troublesome as ever, even to our well-read audience. On the other hand, such past standbys as solipsistic, peripatetic and antediluvian are missing. Did Times readers finally learn them? Did we give up and stop using them? Or did the readers give up and just turn to another story? Read the rest at New York TImes.
Cattus Petasatus: The Cat In The Hat...In The Latin
Despite its status as a “dead” language, pretty much anything can be translated into Latin. Here are 10 modern classics that might make Latin class more fun. Read the rest at Mental Floss.
