The case against grammar snobbery laid out by British data journalist Mona Chalabi.
Why you shouldn't be a grammar snob
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AP's how-to-use-hyphens-wisely guide causes consternation among pedants
English is a glorious syncretic mess of a language, what you get when you blend together a bunch of mispronounced German, French and Latin words and then salt with the… READ THE REST
Headline fail: Kansas students get 'first hand job experience'
Students from Pratt High School in Kansas didn't get their "first hand job experience" as reported, but they — and a headline writer at The Pratt Tribune –did get a… READ THE REST
Graffiti grammar cops prowl the night, spraypainting corrections
Agent X and Agent Full Stop are a pair of graffiti activists who call themselves Acción Ortográfica Quito: they sneak around the streets of Quito, Ecuador with cans of red… READ THE REST
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We all know vital information about ourselves and our private digital accounts can be compromised by cybercriminals. However, many would be frightened to know just how compromised they and their… READ THE REST
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While mosquitoes have certainly earned their title as the deadliest animal on earth, their impact on most of our lives is usually a lot less consequential. But even though they… READ THE REST