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Monday, July 20, 2015

New Grammar Girl episode!

This is all about last names (though I made a bonehead error, saying that last names are sometimes called Christian names). Despite that bozo moment, I think you'll find the episode informative.

Thursday, July 9, 2015

Criminal Sentence 671: The Curious Case of the Missing L

Last night, the kids and I enjoyed a nice dinner at a Chinese restaurant. I am glad I ate the "pork dumping"--er, I mean pork dumpling--before I saw this typo!