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Why Romance Language Word Order Sometimes Makes More Sense Than English

This is one of those spontaneous thoughts that just popped into my head, the kind that refuses to leave until I've written it out properly. So here we are.

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Oct 30, 2025

The Suburban Dictionary

How the sniglet took over, to the point where people use sniglets without realizing it. Sniglets don't appear in the dictionary, but they probably should.

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Mar 1, 2018

They Should Stop

The singular \"they\" is the Rodney Dangerfield of grammar, despite being around far longer than \"he or she.\" But is they close to mainstream acceptance?

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Aug 4, 2016

What Made Scunthorpe Famous

It certainly wasn't the view. The British city of Scunthorpe has had a problem dogging it for decades, and lazy online programmers are to blame.

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Jul 26, 2016

Enuf is Enough

Words and grammar don't just show up in the dictionary or style guide by accident. Quite often, they're lobbied for—sometimes by super-rich people.

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Nov 19, 2015