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Month: February 2017

  • Three Words: Another Think Coming (or is it “Thing”?)

    Three Words: Another Think Coming (or is it “Thing”?)

    Can common usage of a common word like “thing” be wrong — even when it’s grammatically correct? This question pesters people like me, worrying as we do about whether grammar “rules” should be prescriptive or descriptive. For some time lately, I’ve been hearing the expression “another thing coming”. As in: “If Hawkeye thinks it’ll be…

  • What Our Jonquils Know About Climate Change

    Earlier this month (February 2017) the outdoor temperature was 77 degrees F. Even in the previous month, January, the mercury often registered above 60 degrees — and rarely fell below high 40s to mid 50s. This in East Tennessee! When I moved here in 1977, sub-zero temperatures were commonplace for January and even mid-February. (I…

  • Valentine Anagrams — 2017 Edition!

    Valentine Anagrams — 2017 Edition!

    Happy Valentine’s Day 2017! To all our long-time readers, and to a host of new subscribers: We love you all! Today you’ll see plenty of heart-themed features in the mainstream media. They’ll tell you the history of Valentine’s Day. They’ll tell you funny jokes and sentimental love stories. What they won’t tell you (but I…

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