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www.arrantpedantry.com | ||
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stroppyeditor.wordpress.com
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| | | | | Contractions youre, well, cant, dont etc. generally make language sound less formal, and avoiding them makes it more formal. Over the years, contractions have become more acceptable higher up the formality spectrum. This is part of a general shift thats been going on for decades: styles of language that were once firmly seen | |
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thijsporck.com
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| | | | | Old English dictionaries, parsing games and a full-fledged study guide for beginners. Anglo-Saxon smartphone apps reviewed! | |
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stroppyeditor.wordpress.com
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| | | | | Dafne Keen as Lyra with Pantalaimon, from the BBC adaptation of Philip Pullmans His Dark Materials. Susan McDonald, an experienced subeditor at the Guardian, has written an article that appears to be about grammar and usage but is really about everyones favourite topic: how annoying other people are. McDonald doubtless knows more than a thing | |
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www.grammarphobia.com
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| | | Many Americans pronounce "wash" with an "r" before the "sh," but the usage may be dying out. | ||
