Posts Tagged “english”

Yes, in my back yard!

0Ross • 4th Sep 2009 • Learning • english, langauge, words

YIMBY n. A person who favors [sic] a project that would add a dangerous or unpleasant feature to his or her neighborhood [sic].

That’s from WordSpy, a new find.

The serial comma

0Ross • 18th Jun 2009 • Living • english, humour, language, writing

Jacqueline is “an evangelist for the serial comma”. Her article linked me to the following, from Wikipedia:

The Times once published an unintentionally humorous description of a Peter Ustinov documentary, noting that “highlights of his global tour include encounters with Nelson Mandela, an 800-year-old demigod and a dildo collector.”

I think this is an area where intelligence and discretion use beats slavish convention.