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08/14/14 News Roundup: Zombie Rules and Usage Advice

posted on August 14, 2014 by Anonymous

08/14/14 News Roundup: Zombie Rules and Usage Advice

Zombie rules are on the loose! Zombie rules are on the loose! In today’s News Roundup, some of our friends attempt to bury a few zombies for good. Help them out, won’t you?

  • “To Offensively Split Infinitives”: Should you appease a few peevers or publish writing that please most readers? (Sentence First)
  • “When ‘Literally’ Means Literally …”: Why do we get so worked up about the emphatic use of literally? (Bridging the Unbridgeable)
  • “When Did We Start Caring About ‘Hopefully’? 250 Years of English Usage Advice”: A database of usage guide advice shows we’re adding more problems rather than solving them. (Slate)

Other posts you may like:

  1. 09/25/14 News Roundup: Zombie Rules
  2. 07/22/14 News Roundup: Usable Usage
  3. 03/07/13 News Roundup

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