Uneasy Rhetoric

Was going through my referrer logs today and, in amongst the list of a thousand sites on which to play texasmuthafuckinhold’em (definitely not my favorite poker game by the way - I’m a big fan of the traditional seven card stud with a Joker because wild cards are for sissies who don’t know how to [...]

Arnold Zwicky from Language Log writes that “the British tend to be severe about split infinitives.” Somehow, somewhere along the way, either because of an English teacher or some latent desire to be more British (yeah, right), I also became sensitive to the split infinitive. Seeing it in a newspaper (which frequently occurs), [...]

Grassroots Fundraising Journal, from the totally awesome fundraising guru Kim Klein, rocks, and not just because they have top quality content (though I always wish the issues were bigger).
I recently received my renewal notice for my subscription. They’ve gone to tiered subscription prices based on the size of the organization. Problem [...]

Languagehat links to an ongoing discussion at Metafilter about the growing use of y’all in American English. I’ve posted twice before on the subject. The discussion is interesting because it includes discussion of a variety of regional vernacular making its way into common speech. Unfortunately, some idiots think that there is only [...]

Another article in the Bee talks about building new “main street” type developments in suburbia. They point to the “El Dorado Hills Town Center” as a “captivating” example of this new style of development.
The goal: Create instant downtowns, city centers in places traditionally known for seas of single-family homes, strip malls and highway commutes [...]