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Wednesday, May 16, 2012 - 8:03amDawn McIlvain Stahl0
The most recent updates to the AP Stylebook show where many of us have our heads and do our work these days: in the cloud. AP defines cloud as the “collection of data and use of related computing services via remote servers accessed through the Internet.” So even our head-in-the-clouds, online daydreaming is really just “accessing data and services.” I’ll understand if you want to say “working in the cloud” instead.
Two of the cloud-related updates are terms associated with Twitter, an “online social networking service that limits posts to 140 characters” (AHD...
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012 - 5:20amErin Brenner0
Edwards’ defense of focusing on the meaning of the sounds strangely familiar … Also in today’s News Roundup: using a thorn in modern text, balancing work and play, advocating opposing, and apologizing.
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If Edwards’ entire defense rests on the meaning of the, he could be in trouble. Find out why in “It Depends on What the Means …” (Language Log)
More great articles
- “The Thorn Word”: I don’t know which is more impressive: that a thorn made it into modern print or that the New Yorker has fact-checkers. (Page-Turner)
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012 - 8:25amErin Brenner4
Last week, I tackled the first usage problem in Bill Walsh’s tweet:
It begs the question: Did you try and literally infer you could care less?
This week, we’ll look at try and.
Try and
Walsh is working on a new book and has been thinking a lot about these and other usage problems. In his 2000...
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012 - 5:25amErin Brenner0
More on singular they. Also in today’s News Roundup: simplifying the who/whom question, a great sign from the Ministry of Defense, and more.
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June Casagrande tackles singular they in “Can You Use They and Their for a Singular Subject.” (Grammar Underground)
More great articles
- “The Whom Front”: Let’s simplify the who/whom question. (The Grammarphobia Blog)
- “Killer Communications”: Plain English wins the day. (Angry Sub-Editor)
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