Posts by jensilber@mastodon.social
 (DIR) Post #AU9HSFn4bG7q3SdCD2 by jensilber@mastodon.social
       2023-03-30T17:53:42Z
       
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       @grammargirl I am sure I remember in the early 1980s that we would say a longer version — "As if I could care less" — in an exaggeratedly sarcastic tone. But I've never been able to find a confirmation in print or from a peer.
       
 (DIR) Post #AUr7B7j60VwRGDjBNQ by jensilber@mastodon.social
       2023-04-20T21:25:47Z
       
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       @grammargirl One of my favorite things in the Nordic countries was that when you get a drink at a coffee shop, you almost always get a little complimentary chocolate bar or cookie alongside it.
       
 (DIR) Post #AWeeCLsnwlJb9sojBo by jensilber@mastodon.social
       2023-06-13T16:48:48Z
       
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       @grammargirl Have you discussed the phrasing I've been hearing recently that says, for example, "I want to see how it looks like"? I believed that either "I want to see _what_ it looks like" or "I want to see _how it looks_" would be the correct options. I wonder if this is a regionalism, or an evolution of informal speech.
       
 (DIR) Post #AY6FmdkqzlENmxYAlM by jensilber@mastodon.social
       2023-07-26T22:19:15Z
       
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       @grammargirl I had a boss who believed "impact" should only be used for "molars and meteors."
       
 (DIR) Post #AYCFqp4DS0wyR0Z4MK by jensilber@mastodon.social
       2023-07-29T19:48:11Z
       
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       @vees Aspirational
       
 (DIR) Post #AZIGG57vZOpg9p6RmK by jensilber@mastodon.social
       2023-08-31T15:13:12Z
       
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       @vees Crisis communications 101: state what you know when you know it (to the extent allowed by law — which usually allows more than organizations want to believe it does)
       
 (DIR) Post #AZIK0BifgsVhmsxysq by jensilber@mastodon.social
       2023-08-31T15:55:08Z
       
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       @vees I'm sure you're probably right. And as you note, rumors start pretty quickly. They tend to end up making the authorities look worse.
       
 (DIR) Post #AaIxkRpBLlilfEZYjg by jensilber@mastodon.social
       2023-09-30T21:12:36Z
       
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       @grammargirl One of the many random things that I learned from a kids' book (From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler in this case)
       
 (DIR) Post #AbXI7mNGVx3rJBEiye by jensilber@mastodon.social
       2023-11-06T16:58:55Z
       
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       @grammargirl When I first saw this phrase I understood it in context without knowing that word specifically, and I thought "transom" was some kind of outdated technology like a telegraph.
       
 (DIR) Post #Ad2YmzIdFl6taLZQLA by jensilber@mastodon.social
       2023-12-21T16:53:36Z
       
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       @vees Why would anyone want to suggest such a thing? It cannot be improved.
       
 (DIR) Post #AzB6YkgZeCrwuIEOWm by jensilber@mastodon.social
       2025-10-13T20:56:08Z
       
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       @overholt A couple of years ago, for a costume party, my husband tried to recreate one of these at adult size using some tarps. It didn't entirely work (and I don't have a photo) but it was an entertaining nostalgia project for him and the party crowd.