The Grammar Mavens

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Comment by Jeff Hartzer on July 4, 2008 at 2:07pm

Another news tv slur is using a comparative withhout the other half...(More Negatory kudos to advertising)...A vague example: It's better but leaves off the better than...And the IS-ARE lack of agreements run rampant on the tv evening snewz. [And if you can make total sense of my paragraph, then you are a Grammar Maven!

Comment by Jeff Hartzer on July 2, 2008 at 4:36am

Another local tv news journalist tonight confused his use of less with few...Differences were subtle but gaping at the same time.

Why does improper grammar hurt the ears?

Comment by Rudolfo Carrillo on May 21, 2008 at 10:38am

That story behind that link is damn funny, Don. Thanks for cheering me up this morning.

Comment by Don Pizzolato on May 21, 2008 at 8:09am

My grammar is fairly horrid, but I aspire to mediocrity.

We should all meet for Whoppers Junior.

Comment by Rudolfo Carrillo on May 12, 2008 at 8:32pm

Oh, that button.

Comment by Kitson Harvey on May 12, 2008 at 7:47pm

Mr. Carrillo: There's a little tab you can use to extend the discussion forum so we can see more than three threads. Would you, pretty please? It should say Edit.

Comment by Sarah Anonymous on May 12, 2008 at 6:48pm

thank you sophie for starting something here, it was starting to look more like a badge than a discussion group.

Comment by Eric Renz-Whitmore on May 12, 2008 at 2:37pm

I'm no longer really a grammar maven (seriously, ask anyone in GMAT Prep!). But I do occasionally aspire to be, and having old Bill's visage looking out at me reminds me of the delight I had as a high school student awaiting his On Language column each Sunday.

Thanks. I think Albuquerque's just a little bit better now that this group exists.