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Monthly Archives: July 2016
The next Prescriptivism conference: 21-23 June 2017
Following the fourth conference on prescriptivism, which was held here at Leiden and co-organised by the Bridging the Unbridgeable project, the next one will be held at Park City, Utah, organised by Don Chapman from Brigham Young University. The theme for the … Continue reading
“Use the active voice” – full stop
Here is one example of the effect which following up on Strunk and White’s linguistic advice may have (see last week’s blog post on this): He spent a considerable portion of 1802 in Nellore collecting manuscripts, interviewing local Brahmins whom … Continue reading
Posted in usage features, usage guide
Tagged passive vs. active voice, Pia de Jong, Strunk and White
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Strunk & White in our very own NRC-Handelsblad!
I don’t always read the Dutch writer Pia de Jong’s weekly column from the US in our paper, but last night, turning over the NRC, my eye was immediately drawn to the words Elements of Style: Strunk and White in NRC-Handelsblad, … Continue reading
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Tagged Eliane Gerrits, Geoff Pullum, NRC, Pia de Jong, Strunk and White
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Fingers crossed, please!
A few weeks ago, I submitted our HUGE database as a candidate for the Nederlandse Dataprijs. By mid-September, the jury will nominate three potential winners, and we hope to be among them. What is more, we would really like to be … Continue reading
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“Basically … rather good”
Just decided to check up on the reception of Simon Heffer’s new (well, two years old by now) usage guide called Simply English, and found that Ben East, in The Guardian, described it as “basically … rather good”. Interesting, in view … Continue reading
Frank Sinatra and prescriptivism
This summer, driving through France, one of the CDs we played was “The best of Frank Sinatra”. Singing along with his very popular “That’s Life” (1966), my attention was suddenly caught by his use of laying for lying: “Each time I find myself … Continue reading
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