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The Gallery Collection/Corbis Do the languages we speak shape the way we think? Do they merely express thoughts, or do the structures in languages (without our knowledge or consent) shape the very thoughts we wish to express? Take "Humpty Dumpty sat on a..."
Does Language Influence Culture? - WSJ.com
You Don't Say
Both Clark Elder Morrow and Robert Hartwell Fiske have objected to my comments on Mr. Morrow’s writing about the Oxford English Dictionary , complaining that I have failed to give Mr. Morrow’s texts full consideration. I had endeavored to spare you, my readers, such an examination, but the worthy gentlemen are entitled to get what they have asked for. Therefore I will go over Mr.
Tip of the Week: Right back atcha, Mr. Hyphenator « Copyediting
Home › You're in the right place! › Our website has been redesigned! The link you followed no longer exists. Please browse our new site or search for what you were looking for!How Twitter Makes You A Better Writer | Copyblogger
By now you’ve most likely joined Twitter (and if you haven’t, you need to, pronto!). Twitter is not only a great place for businesses and marketers , but it’s also a great place to spruce up your writing skills. If you’ve ever used Twitter, you know that you have 140 characters to say whatever you want to say.
This is an update on a post I wrote at the beginning of last year – Ten things every journalist should know in 2009 . I still stand by all those points I made then so consider the following 10 to be an addendum. 1. How to monitor Twitter and other social media networks for breaking news or general conversations in your subject area using tools such as TweetDeck . Understand and use hashtags . 2.
Ten things every journalist should know in 2010 | Journalism.co.
The Alot is Better Than You at Everything
As a grammatically conscientious person who frequents internet forums and YouTube, I have found it necessary to develop a few coping mechanisms. When someone types out "u" instead of "you," instead of getting mad, I imagine them having only one finger on each hand and then their actions seem reasonable. If I only had one finger on each hand, I'd leave out unnecessary letters too!