Today, when looking on Progressive’s website, I noticed the horrible atrocity of political correctness via wrong diction! This is my all-time favourite piece of PC jargon. Here’s a screenshot of the site: Progressive? Let’s briefly go over this error. Gender refers to the sets of behavioural norms applied to either sex, respectively. That is, the …
Tag: English
Oct 13 2006
Misplaced modifiers…something to Speak of!
I’m reading Laurie Halse Anderson’s Speak right now and I stumbled upon a really interesting misplaced modifier in a sentence. A little over halfway through the book (p. 108 in the softcover Platinum Edition — ISBN: 0142407321), Melinda states that: “It is easier to floss with barbed wire than admit you like someone in middle …
Aug 25 2006
Google = codename Black Death
This will be more of a slightly incoherent rant than a scholarly debate… just a warning. I’m plum tired of seeing posts on respectable message boards, search results, books and even videos on Google and its usage. Google, my friends, does NOT rule the internet, contrary to apparent popular belief. Google is merely a search …
Thought for the Moment
