Heckin’ bamboozled
Doggo memes have literally created their own language, and for the most part, people between the ages of 12 and 30 understand and sometimes use this new language.
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Tag Archives: Grammar
Who gives a [email protected]#$ about an Oxford comma
The hardest part of learning another language isn’t memorizing new words for different concepts, but learning the often strange and confusing syntax of a new language
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Pro-grammar: A copy editor on computer science
A combination of sleep deprivation and my first shifts at the Daily Cal have led me to a theory more intriguing than the Illuminati: copy editors make excellent coders.
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Alum? Alumna? Alumni?
Even now as I write this, the word processor suggests that I change “alumna” to “alumni.” If you’re not a copy editor, you might be saying, “Who cares?”
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‘But do you remember it?’
“OK but hear me out: I get that we’re copy editors and all, but why do we have to be like that when we see anything spelled incorrectly?”
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2 languages teaching in turn
Like many Taiwanese schoolchildren, my earliest forays into the vast world of Chinese literature began with the recitation of the San Zi Jing (Three-Character Classic) — perhaps best described as catechisms for the budding Confucianist.
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10 grammar errors to get out of your resume
Yes, grammar is an arbitrary set of rules that lacks cohesion, and yes, these rules will probably go obsolete as language evolves. Pay attention to them, though, and you can make your job application stand out amid a sea of comma splices and misplaced modifiers.
So, here are the top 10 mistakes you might be making in your cover letter.
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On writing by hand
There is a curious satisfaction in putting pen to paper (especially when that pen is a Muji 0.38mm — try it, it’ll change your life).
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Grammar: It’s just a feeling
If you ask me whether a verb is in the subjunctive mood, it’ll take me a while at best, require that I look up “subjunctive” before I can do the this hypothetical test set before me at worst.
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How to be a rulebreaker
Sure, for a research paper it’s probably ideal to have correct punctuation and complete sentences. In contexts such as art, however, rule-breaking and lack of structure can greatly add to the overall effect of writing.
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