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Tag Archives: Deborah Tannen
Pedants and Perpetrators: or, language, power and the dangers of simplificitation
Yesterday, the website of The Guardian posted an article on the members of the Idler Academy’s Bad Grammar Awards‘ shortlist. The bad grammar perpetrated by those on the shortlist contained a number of the ‘old chestnuts’ such as the use of … Continue reading
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Tagged Bad Grammar Awards, Deborah Tannen, Jeremy Paxman, pedantry, power, The Guardian, The Idler
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“Could care less” or “couldn’t care less”
“Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn,” are Rhett Butler’s famous last words to Scarlett O’Hara. Could you imagine a modern remake of Gone with the Wind in which Rhett would rather say “Frankly my dear, I could care … Continue reading
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