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Category Archives: regionalisms
BTG015 Kafka, Wylie, Evanovich, E-Books, Copia, and More
This is an audio podcast. In some cases the link to the audio may be at the bottom of the page. Links for “Behind the Grammar” number 15 for August 3, 2010. Sponsor: Try GoToMeeting free for 45 days at … Continue reading
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Snow Leopard and the Interrobang
Douglas Cootey (@SplinteredMind at Twitter) tells me that Snow Leopard, the new Mac operating system, has a text substitution function that you can set up so it inserts an interrobang (‽) when you type something such as ?! Here’s how … Continue reading
“Call In Sick” Versus “Call Out Sick” (Versus “Call Off Sick”)
A reader asked about the phrase “to call out sick,” which I had never heard, so I suspected it is a regionalism. I posted a simple message on my Grammar Girl Facebook page asking people to let me know what … Continue reading