Linguistic Obsession

"Want to see smoke come out of my ears, just show me a misplaced apostrophe or an improperly used transitive verb." I didn't write that, but I'll be nice and not edit the wonky use of commas by my generous host.

Wednesday, November 30, 2005

Verb = action

Sorry Christian Underground but "fellowship" is not a verb. (And what's with the spare capital letters?)


"Early Christians faced this as well, and they met 'Underground' (Literally) to fellowship and discuss their faith."

Changes in language


Best Word Book Ever - Cover
Originally uploaded by kokogiak.
kokogiak has created a cool flicker set:


Richard Scarry's Best Word Book Ever, 1963 vs 1991 editions (with revisions). The 1963 edition is my own, bought for me in the late 60's when I was a toddler, and read to tatters. The 1991 edition belongs to my kids today. I was so familar with the older one that I immediately started noticing a few differences, and so have catalogued 10 of the more interesting differences here in this collection.


Monday, November 28, 2005

Guitar's & Amp's what?


Guitar's & Amp's what?
Originally uploaded by travelinlibrarian.