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 (DIR) Post #AY9nR1gQjd7Z0AQjHU by stancarey@mastodon.ie
       2023-07-28T14:47:58Z
       
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       #Writing tip: Ignore pseudo-rules based on superstitious 19thC dogma that wanted English to behave like Latin
       
 (DIR) Post #AY9nR2ZNRL4bka8bvU by stancarey@mastodon.ie
       2023-07-28T14:54:43Z
       
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       If you're wondering what kind of English usage myths to ignore, here's a whole A–Z of them: https://stancarey.wordpress.com/2017/10/03/a-to-z-of-english-usage-myths/ #grammar #EnglishUsage #language #linguistics #PoliticsOfLanguage #writing
       
 (DIR) Post #AY9nR3P8KuTQL6LwbA by grammargirl@zirk.us
       2023-07-28T15:20:24Z
       
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       @stancarey I particularly love this one: "Anyone who says DECIMATE must mean ‘kill one in ten’ should also call October ‘December’. That’s the rule."
       
 (DIR) Post #AY9oIiFxBEyYO4e5h2 by stancarey@mastodon.ie
       2023-07-28T15:30:01Z
       
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       @grammargirl Thank you! I think it's probably possible for one's peeves to be internally consistent, but not through the canonical ones: they're just a mess