Category Archives: English

Oxford redefining marraige

Redefining marriage – Oxford looking to update

The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) will soon be updating its definition of marriage, according to Gay Star News. As it stands, the world-famous dictionary of the English language defines marriage…

Apple scales

Being a grammar geek, my participles are never left dangling

Whether dangling, hanging or unattached, I’m often amused by participles that relate to an unintended subject. Oops! Did I really mean to say that I’m amused by mishandled modifiers when…

Apostrophe joke

Know your place

The difference between knowing your shit and knowing you’re shit. Update Like most people, when I saw this I smiled knowingly without looking much further than the joke’s obvious intention,…

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