Category Archives: communication

PANIC TIME!

Posted on March 31, 2013 by

Fair Warning:  The following is about the ups & downs of “third” parties in California.  If that’s not your thing, click over to my Link Collection for general education and entertainment.  I’m always adding stuff there. My alert readers (both … Continue reading →

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MORE BAD LANGUAGE

Posted on December 6, 2012 by

My occasional posts about language have sometimes caused a little brush with what has been hyped as a “language war” between “descriptivists” and “prescriptivists”.  I don’t think it’s a real war myself, but more an excuse to write, for people … Continue reading →

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“WHY DON’T THE GREENS… ” REPLANTED

Posted on July 4, 2012 by

I promised it long ago.  Here it is.  A compilation of my accumulated wisdom as a veteran Green.  The key to the universe… Well, not exactly.  It might be my wisdom, but that doesn’t mean you should expect a helluva … Continue reading →

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Not a Techie

Posted on April 13, 2012 by

There might be quite a few forgettable movies with one memorable line in them.  Somehow, there’s one that keeps recurring in my brain circuits. Many years ago, sick at home, nothing else on the tv, I saw Support your Local … Continue reading →

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THE GREY SPEAKER STRIKES AGAIN *

Posted on March 8, 2012 by

The title is explained at the bottom. Back to ranting about language.  Everybody likes that, right? Someone once called me a “prescriptive linguist”, and I had to look that up.  Apparently, the term dates back to a time when there … Continue reading →

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MY HOLIDAY POST

Posted on February 20, 2012 by

Right away, you all are saying “What holiday?”, unless you think I’m silly enough to make a big deal out of Presidents Day, or something. Let me explain.  It will take a while, but it will eventually come around to … Continue reading →

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THE SMALLEST CURRENT COIN

Posted on January 4, 2012 by

. Advice, n.  The smallest current coin. “The man was in such deep distress,” Said Tom, “that I could do no less Than give him good advice.”  Said Jim: “If less could have been done for him I know you … Continue reading →

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EVERYTHING YOU SAY IS WRONG, CHAPTER IV

Posted on December 6, 2011 by

Judging from the number of clicks at different times, my most popular posts are the  language rants.  So let’s play to the gallery a little, for lack of a better idea right now.  There are lots of other people writing … Continue reading →

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LAUNCH OF THE CARNADA

Posted on November 18, 2011 by

In thinking up the title for this rant, I simply wanted a word based on “canard” (French for “duck”), but with the epic failure of “Armada” incorporated.  As it happens, “carnada” is the Spanish word for “bait” or “chum”, which … Continue reading →

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New Blood

Posted on October 26, 2011 by

Back during the Arab Spring, I asked my readers to speculate about what it would take to get a large number of Americans to say:  “It’s time, it’s up to me.  This is more important than my favorite tv show … Continue reading →

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