Speaking Of Language...
 

I was looking up something this morning when I came across this website, and fell in love.
http://public.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/errors.html#errors

It's designed for profession writers, but if there's anything you've ever wanted to know about the English language this is the place to find it out. I discovered several things that I didn't know, which doesn't surprise me. There are actually a lot of things here that are fun.

For example: I've always known that "data" is plural, and one of them is a "datum". What I didn't know is that "data" has been popularly used as a singular for so long that these days some scientists have coined "datums" as a plural! To me that is just weird.

Anyway, if the study of your own language, or a foreign one to you foreigners, has ever interested you at all, this could be interesting as well as helpful. To those of you not so inclined, move along, nothing to see here.

bookmarked!

tanks:salute:

Bookmarked here as well. Cool find!

Distributed to a couple of english teachers, thanks :up:

Nice... :yeah:

Bookmarked to my favorites bar.:up:

For those seeking enlightenment...
See? The internet is good for much more than pron.:hmmm:

My forte' was never English per se', but English words and their spelling, origins and definitions. Vocabulary.
Something that is not pusillanimous but, pulchritudinous.


I think I just heard Armisteads' head explode.:haha:

There's always room for improvement. I already have the "WordWeb" on demand dictionary software installed. I've also added this link.:up:

I hate to be left out of the big word debate, hurtful, but these days I can hardly put words togther. My head exploded the first month you came here in force.

pusillanimous

Did you call me a wus......with a P.

Thank you, I have also bookmarked this website.

I can recommend 'Eats, Shoots & Leaves' by Lynne Truss, the zero tolerance approach to punctuation. Explains grammar rules, and use of punctuation.:know:

I think he did!

GET HIM! :arrgh!:

Well seeing as how you divven talk proper, perhaps our verbal exchanges in future will become more understandable and productive :D

:yep: A truly entertaining and informative tome. :sunny:

Spiro Agnew, for all his boisterous blustering, was amazing with his alliteration.

"Pussillanimous pussyfooters."

"Nattering nabobs of negativism."

Of course those weren't created by him but by speechwriter William Safire, but still...

Speechify.

Browncoat!