Tag: words
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Two Words: Preferred Pronouns
A while back I wrote about the âsingular theyâ as used in contexts like the following: âIf anyone has parked their car in the fire lane, they should move it.â âSomeone finished off the banana pudding. Letâs hope they enjoyed it.â Quick recap: In such instances, weâre using the singular âtheyâ (or perhaps relatives like…
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One Word: Worth a Thousand Pictures
Does anyone else feel oppressed by the âtyranny of picturesâ? I do, and Iâm fighting back with a new series of posts about words I love. Words that interest, fascinate, and delight me; words that (for me) carry depths of meaning mere pictures canât duplicate. One article per word — posted á´ĄÉŞá´Ęá´á´á´ á´ÉŞá´á´á´Ęá´s. Hereâs why…