Posts by Logophilius@indieauthors.social
(DIR) Post #AYnTofjHGUzB1ldihE by Logophilius@indieauthors.social
2023-08-16T18:48:59Z
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@grammargirl I think it's just a matter of numbers. Y'all seems to have a home in the broadest demographic over yinz and youse. "You guys" is already pretty acceptable, just not in formal language, and I think it'll stay that way.I 150 years, I think apostrophe-less yall will be in a number of dictionaries.
(DIR) Post #AYnUGl431V4VgLkOHY by Logophilius@indieauthors.social
2023-08-16T18:49:58Z
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@grammargirl Unless, of course -- going in the other direction -- we can bring thee/thy/thou/thine back and make you ONLY plural again.
(DIR) Post #AZ47F5I7qzEaZrsqrQ by Logophilius@indieauthors.social
2023-08-24T16:07:17Z
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A recipe for 30 Minute Chocolate Croissants is different from a recipe for 30-Minute Chocolate Croissants. #amediting
(DIR) Post #AZC1quvPnZPYyFb5qC by Logophilius@indieauthors.social
2023-08-28T15:03:20Z
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@grammargirl Usage changes among the panel are rarely unanimous. I'd like to know about the sticklers who always voted against change. Were any of the overly adamant? Anybody quit over too much change, and if so, what was the final straw?
(DIR) Post #AZUjy33pc1dkecV1RA by Logophilius@indieauthors.social
2023-09-06T15:42:36Z
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@grammargirl Like other such word phenomenon names (mondegreen, cutthroat compound), the word itself ought to be an example. Maybe a "tofuing" from "ILVTOFU."
(DIR) Post #AZvs7pd88d0CsVYhXs by Logophilius@indieauthors.social
2023-09-19T17:24:50Z
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Can anyone help me with an Academic-->Plain English translation? In lay terms, what does it mean to have "held a tenured appointment"?
(DIR) Post #AZvuf4Cz9nm3YZIynI by Logophilius@indieauthors.social
2023-09-19T18:19:31Z
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@grammargirl Weird thing is she doesn't work at that university anymore.
(DIR) Post #AZy6F7nMmowMuxddE8 by Logophilius@indieauthors.social
2023-09-20T14:33:32Z
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I sometimes forget that I have a blog. Maybe "had" is more correct -- I haven't blogged in 3 years. But occasionally I remember it's there and go back for a visit, and there's some fun stuff, like this post about classic novels written about copy editors (with help from some of y'all) https://logophilius.blogspot.com/2018/01/great-works-of-copy-editing-literature.htmlAll my short stories about Mark Flyleaf of the Bureau of Fictional Character Placement are on there, too. Maybe someday I'll get back to blogging.
(DIR) Post #AZyBgvVoY1SUhYVLcm by Logophilius@indieauthors.social
2023-09-20T20:39:54Z
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@grammargirl I feel like ther was a time when a lot of my blog posts were more or less just apologies and embarrassment for not having posted in so long. I just don't know where I would find the time (and the subject matter) today.
(DIR) Post #AaCV5TALUkoqHoNr3g by Logophilius@indieauthors.social
2023-09-27T18:23:09Z
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@grammargirl Catching this error... eventually... on the final day before we shipped the magazine to the printer.
(DIR) Post #AaCVzPcFsdljUe772W by Logophilius@indieauthors.social
2023-09-27T18:33:18Z
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@grammargirl Yeah. I looked at it at least three times on separate editorial rounds and didn't see it. I keep it on my bulletin board as a constant reminder not to get lazy.
(DIR) Post #AaMpF70ueUcF8tRjCC by Logophilius@indieauthors.social
2023-10-02T17:56:08Z
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@grammargirl Thumbthing to sink about.
(DIR) Post #AaNaYOD5dVAVp8ptaa by Logophilius@indieauthors.social
2023-10-03T02:46:16Z
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@grammargirl Otherwise inexplicable changes in the font, font size (like from 9 to 9.5), or line spacing.
(DIR) Post #AaSqw8YScr8xKoppQW by Logophilius@indieauthors.social
2023-10-05T13:50:12Z
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Is this yet another indication that I just need to accept that "sunk" is now acceptable as a simple past tense of "sink"? Has "sank" sunk?What say you #editors? #usage
(DIR) Post #AappEYTy0rnNVdqtzk by Logophilius@indieauthors.social
2023-10-16T13:40:04Z
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Happy #DictionaryDay everyone! It's a great day finger through a dictionary and learn something new!
(DIR) Post #Abo8Imq29CSEHWTcGG by Logophilius@indieauthors.social
2023-11-14T19:59:00Z
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@grammargirl Is now a bad time to point out that 2024 is a leap year?Congratulations, though!
(DIR) Post #AbqG4QFX45cbYIaKJM by Logophilius@indieauthors.social
2023-11-15T19:43:55Z
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Any Latin speakers out there who can explain the difference between laxare and relaxare?
(DIR) Post #Ac0f6c3sYlJlCUsIFc by Logophilius@indieauthors.social
2023-11-20T21:03:07Z
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@Edwin085 @E_Briannica Les français méprisent les boutons et aiment les aspérités!
(DIR) Post #Ac6TH4fh0i6iKKXkIq by Logophilius@indieauthors.social
2023-11-23T14:06:14Z
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Happy Thanksgiving!
(DIR) Post #AcHxgwD8Dx3MymzZK4 by Logophilius@indieauthors.social
2023-11-28T20:28:46Z
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I've been writing a regular column about etymology for at least half a decade, and I've been interested in the subject since my 20s. But today - TODAY - I recognized that the word "album" is Latin for "whiteness." Which means that the Beatles' "White Album" is bilingually the "White Whiteness."This is why etymology is fun.