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Tag Archives: CIA
2014’s most remarkable events in prescriptivism
It’s new year’s eve, and time to look back on the year that is almost behind us! Several remarkable events happened this year, events that we all reported on in this blog. First there was the new edition of Sir … Continue reading
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Tagged CIA, English Today, HUGE database, Rebecca Gowers, Sir Ernest Gowers, Steven Pinker
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Want to write like a spy?
It appears that even the CIA has a style guide. A secret one no less, one that got leaked moreover, according to The Guardian Online yesterday. The Guardian article tells us that the style guide includes well-known “old chestnuts” like uninterested/disinterested, … Continue reading
Posted in news, usage features, usage guide
Tagged CIA, dangling participle, Guardian, hopefully, split inifinitive, uninterested/disinterested
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