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Stan Carey<p>The trouble with dangling modifiers. New blog post:<br><a href="https://stancarey.wordpress.com/2025/05/06/the-trouble-with-dangling-modifiers/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">stancarey.wordpress.com/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">5/06/the-trouble-with-dangling-modifiers/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/grammar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grammar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/syntax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>syntax</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/EnglishUsage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnglishUsage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/editing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>editing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/copyediting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>copyediting</span></a></p>
Droppie [infosec] 🐨:archlinux: :kde: :firefox_nightly: :thunderbird: :vegan:​<p><a href="https://social.chinwag.org/@guardian_bot/114459122940993776" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">social.chinwag.org/@guardian_b</span><span class="invisible">ot/114459122940993776</span></a> </p><blockquote><p>in plating up</p></blockquote><p>I could die &amp; be reincarnated 42 times &amp; <em>still</em> never ever <em>ever</em> agree to use "plate" as a verb. JFC. </p><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WriteGooder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WriteGooder</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/grammar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grammar</span></a></p>
AI6YR Ben<p>I had to read this paragraph multiple times to figure out how you "rear- range" a sandwich. <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/grammar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grammar</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/hyphenation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hyphenation</span></a></p>
Cavyherd<p>Someone with a bluesky account please forward this to Teresa Nielsen Hayden 😂 </p><p>Edit: the comments are actually worth reading, also.<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1CZokjXdINw" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/shorts/1CZokjXdINw</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/grammar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grammar</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>You're thrown into a whirlwind of a new job in April and then the Golden Week holidays hit —&nbsp;dreading the return to work? You may have the "May blues." <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/05/01/language/may-blues-japan-depressed/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/05/</span><span class="invisible">01/language/may-blues-japan-depressed/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/life" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>life</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nihongo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nihongo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vocabulary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vocabulary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mentalhealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mentalhealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/depression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>depression</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jlptn5" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jlptn5</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/grammar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grammar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jlptn1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jlptn1</span></a></p>
earthling<p>Some grammatical voices for use in scientific writing </p><p>by myjetpack </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cartoons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cartoons</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/satire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>satire</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/humour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>humour</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/grammar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grammar</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a></p>
IndieAuthors.Social News<p>How To Use Indefinite Adjectives To Avoid Precision</p><p>Indefinite adjectives are common and extremely useful in all forms of writing. While many of them are often determiners, they can also act as adjectives. When it comes to referring to a number, these adjectives allow you to avoid specifics that, in many cases, are unnecessary or irrelevant. For example, A vast crowd enjoyed the…<br><a href="https://justpublishingadvice.com/indefinite-adjectives/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">justpublishingadvice.com/indef</span><span class="invisible">inite-adjectives/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/Grammar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Grammar</span></a><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/indieauthors" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>indieauthors</span></a></span></p>
Blender Dumbass ( J.Y.Amihud )<p>From: blenderdumbass . org</p><p>People often point out various grammatical errors in texts people write. As if having better attention to words makes the argument presented more or less valid. So I suppose I'm gonna rant about this.</p><p>Read or listen: <a href="https://blenderdumbass.org/articles/stupid_correct_english" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blenderdumbass.org/articles/st</span><span class="invisible">upid_correct_english</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/English" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>English</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Language</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Grammar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Grammar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Prose" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Prose</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Freedom</span></a></p>
Different Than<p>Linguistic battles I have lost (American English) because people can't figure this shit out so now wrong is right:</p><p><strong>The subjunctive case is dead</strong>: "I would prefer you not do that" has become "I would prefer you don't do that," and "He suggested we go quickly" has become "He suggested we went quickly" (or something even sillier).</p><p><em>How much I care: 7/10</em> (tooth-grinding level)</p><p><strong>The past perfect tense</strong>: "If I had done that..." is now "If I would have done that", etc.</p><p><em>How much I care: 6/10</em> (hard grimace level)</p><p><strong>Step foot</strong>: "I have never set foot in that house" is now "I have never stepped foot in that house".</p><p><em>How much I care: 9/10</em> (choked-down swear words level)</p><p><strong>Based off of</strong>: This is deeply stupid and should never be used, ever. The correct form is "based on."</p><p><em>How much I care: 113/10</em> (will correct the fucking president in the middle of his fucking State of the Union if I'm in the room)</p><p><em>Edit: Yes, I know I've lost these battles and more. That doesn't mean I'm happy about it.</em></p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/english" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>english</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/grammar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grammar</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/pedantic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pedantic</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/oldperson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oldperson</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/GetOffMyLawn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GetOffMyLawn</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/IKNOW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IKNOW</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/descriptive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>descriptive</span></a></p>
𝔸𝕟𝕔𝕚𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕊𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕤 🔉<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://kolektiva.social/@other_ghosts" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>other_ghosts</span></a></span> </p><p>Less vs. fewer is no error on your part; grammar inheres in its actual usage, not in what self-appointed busybody “experts” decree.</p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linguistics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/grammar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grammar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>police</span></a></p>
Wilson<p>I shared this post a few weeks back which included a grammatical error. By the time I shared, the comments had already turned into a dogpile of teacher's pets climbing over each other to point out the mistake or congratulate themselves on having caught it. But here's the thing:</p><p>Less vs Fewer is the pedantry of those who have gained the first inkling—no more—of an appreciation for the English language. They wield it gleefully like a yardstick across the knuckles of their peers. These are people who never properly mourned the death of their master, and are thus condemned to a cycle of perpetually unattainable gratification of the master in their head.</p><p>What's more, they also miss an important evolution of language that is revealing in its implicit critique. Less vs Fewer reflects not merely the degradation of instruction or of the culture of literacy, but is inextricably linked to the massification of economy, culture, bodies, and therefore language. One may speak of "less cops" because cops are in an important sense not individuated. They are a mass, and treating them as such is an essential part of understanding what they are, and how they operate symbolically. It is also necessary to understanding them as individuals.</p><p>Yes, it is incorrect in a sense (and I'm hardly one to point the finger for agonizing over grammatical minutiae). But to grasp what's happening linguistically it's necessary to look further than the fact that an error has been committed, to look instead into how and why language has been detourned in this way, and what latent meaning its misuse might reveal.</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linguistics</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/grammar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grammar</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/cops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cops</span></a></p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/@RadicalGraffiti/114323137751219167" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">todon.eu/@RadicalGraffiti/1143</span><span class="invisible">23137751219167</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>When you're bringing up bad news in Japanese, reach for a few set phrases to soften the blow. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/04/26/language/japanese-illness-language/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/04/</span><span class="invisible">26/language/japanese-illness-language/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/life" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>life</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nihongo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nihongo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vocabulary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vocabulary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jlptn3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jlptn3</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/grammar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grammar</span></a></p>
Fell<p>Is there a Firefox add-on that could help me learn proper use of commas?</p><p>I think commas are used differently in German and English but I'm always unsure. A little add-on making suggestions would be great.</p><p><a href="https://ma.fellr.net/tags/Firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Firefox</span></a> <a href="https://ma.fellr.net/tags/Addon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Addon</span></a> <a href="https://ma.fellr.net/tags/Browser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Browser</span></a> <a href="https://ma.fellr.net/tags/Extension" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Extension</span></a> <a href="https://ma.fellr.net/tags/Grammar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Grammar</span></a> <a href="https://ma.fellr.net/tags/Punctuation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Punctuation</span></a> <a href="https://ma.fellr.net/tags/English" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>English</span></a> <a href="https://ma.fellr.net/tags/German" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>German</span></a> <a href="https://ma.fellr.net/tags/Language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Language</span></a> <a href="https://ma.fellr.net/tags/Spelling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Spelling</span></a> <a href="https://ma.fellr.net/tags/AskFedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AskFedi</span></a></p>
RS, Author, Novelist, Prosaist<blockquote><p><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/WritersCoffeeClub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritersCoffeeClub</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/WCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WCC</span></a> 2504.21 — In honor of <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/@johnhowesauthor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>johnhowesauthor</span></a></span> who doesn’t really like coffee: what “established” writerly traits don’t really apply to you?</p></blockquote><p>Forgive me for inverting this question. I like positivity.</p><ol><li><strong>Drinks whiskey and whisky and bourbon.</strong> Check. See photo.</li><li><strong>Has a pet cat.</strong> Not currently. Historically, tho.</li><li><strong>Drinks gallons of coffee.</strong> Decaf cappuccino please, and only a cup or two. Extra credit: I've only written in a coffee shop a few times; I prefer the tables outside because drinking with a N95 mask is difficult.</li><li><strong>Depressed and melancholy.</strong> I was depressed, then I realized I held the illusion that I was in control of events in my life. (Thank you Wayne Dyer.) When I gave up on the illusion, literally became disillusioned, I kicked the depression. Let's give that trait a half-point for historical reasons.</li><li><strong>Is eccentric.</strong> I feel rather symmetrical, even if I was always a square and never a rounder. If this means hyperbolic, count me in! Maybe I should ask my spouse? Um, maybe not.</li><li><strong>Has a god complex.</strong> That's kind of a sexist question. What about goddesses? Not answering.</li><li><strong>Is reclusive.</strong> Does shy count?</li><li><strong>Unkempt.</strong> Not describing my current state of clothing, current lack thereof, grooming, or smell status. Nope.</li><li><strong>Broke.</strong> I had a day job. Not stupid.</li><li><strong>Chain smokes.</strong> The only time you smell smoke around me is when I tend a barbecue. My mum was the chain smoker, which I think accounts for my asthma.</li><li><strong>Writes longhand.</strong> Are you flapping nuts? I was obviously destined to be a doctor if you believe that about bad pen craft. I learned on a mechanical typewriter, progressed to a Smith-Corona, then an Apple ][ and haven't looked back since. (11½. <strong>Writes with a fountain pen.</strong> My writing greatly improves with a nibbed pen; I studied calligraphy. Still, I <em>think</em> faster than I can talk, let alone type on a keyboard, so why would I do something so cripplingly ridiculous to my productivity?)</li><li><strong>Procrastinates.</strong> Um. Here I am replying to an Internet prompt. Again.</li><li><strong>In a state of continual angst.</strong> Maybe. Depends on the day, or whether what I am writing might contradict the conservative social climate fomenting in my country of origin. Okay, likely. Very likely. <em>Oh noes!</em></li><li><strong>Eschews adverbs.</strong> I definitely use adverbs. Whether they survive revision is another matter.</li><li><strong>Is a literary snob.</strong> Whiskey snob, maybe. Okay. <em>I confess it!</em> I <em>love</em> Charles Dickens. The rest of them, never read 'em. I'm not well-read literally. [Is that the right word?] Even in my genre(s), I like what I like not what other readers hold up as the best. Another good reason to be shy. I can't even carry on small talk about literature!</li><li><strong>Writes under various noms de plume.</strong> Yes.</li><li><strong>Cuts a dashing figure.</strong> That kind of implies a gender, doesn't it? Nobody can accuse me of being pretty or rugged. Average. Which may explain why I write about average looking people. In any case, I do know a few things about clothing and fabrics; I can put together a nice ensemble, with accessories and shoes. I even own a turtleneck. Hats are good. I can package well. Maybe true.</li><li><strong>Swears and curses a lot.</strong> Ask my computer. The people in my life would say, "Incapable." I'm reputed to be "delicate." I use my computer when nobody is around, and self-censor when they are.</li><li><strong>Has a giant vocabulary.</strong> Word choice counts and I will use the exact word. See item 14.</li><li><strong>Is a grammarian par excellence.</strong> Me! <em>Ha!</em> I often write in grammar B and perpetrate grammaricide with glorious glee, enough so that any self-respecting high school English teacher would not only fail my purple prose ass, but send my sorry hind-part to the principal's office on principle for a paddling!</li></ol><p>Enough fun. Forgive me. Please!</p><p>More in <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/altText" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>altText</span></a>. </p><p>[Author retains copyright (c)2025 R.S.]</p><p><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/BoostingIsSharing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoostingIsSharing</span></a></p><p><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/gender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gender</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fiction</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/writer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writer</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/author" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>author</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/grammar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grammar</span></a> <br><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/writingcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writingcommunity</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/writersOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writersOfMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/writers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writers</span></a><br><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/RSdiscussion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RSdiscussion</span></a></p>
Robert Kingett<p>Today, in a fit of absolute rage, I turned off grammar check in my word processors. Spelling check still remains, but I was doing a basic check in Microsoft Word for someone else the other day to show someone how it worked and it kept suggesting wrong suggestions! Seriously! For example, whenever the dude would write, Friday morning, it kept wanting to capitalize morning and put a dash between Friday, and, morning when morning wasn't a noun. There are other little things I spotted too, so either my grammar is getting better or this new machine is dumb enough to think it knows better than me.</p><p>I'm keeping my autocorrects on though because I love the magic of typing two letters and having it transform into ten sentences.</p><p>But grammar? I've decided I'm leaving that to the editors. More work for them, but honestly, some of these suggestions are outright incorrect. This is especially ironic because I know some form of ML, Machine Learning, is behind these suggestions. Damn. You couldn't even code how fucking American English works, tech bros?</p><p><a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/Grammar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Grammar</span></a></p>
Blender Dumbass ( J.Y.Amihud )<p>From: blenderdumbass . org</p><p>People often point out various grammatical errors in texts people write. As if having better attention to words makes the argument presented more or less valid. So I suppose I'm gonna rant about this.</p><p>Read or listen: <a href="https://blenderdumbass.org/articles/stupid_correct_english" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blenderdumbass.org/articles/st</span><span class="invisible">upid_correct_english</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/English" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>English</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Language</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Grammar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Grammar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Prose" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Prose</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Freedom</span></a></p>
Alex Michael Berry<p><a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/logic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>logic</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/grammar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grammar</span></a></p>
SecondUniverse<p>Can we agree to get rid of normative spelling? Spelling rules are the spawn of early dictionaries - without standard spelling, a dictionary is useless. But spelling in Shakespeare's day was completely different, tactical - if a typesetter had run out of "w" glyphs, they would happily slot in "vv" instead, and no-one cared. Spelling rules are not a human creation, they are an artefact of academicization and information systems such as dictionaries. <a href="https://autistics.life/tags/grammar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grammar</span></a> <a href="https://autistics.life/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a></p>
SecondUniverse<p>Can we just agree to write "it's" with an apostrophe in all cases? It should be valid for both the possessive and contraction cases. There's no good reason going around complicating things. <a href="https://autistics.life/tags/grammar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grammar</span></a> <a href="https://autistics.life/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a></p>
Stan Carey<p>Dangling modifier in the Irish Times Weekend Quiz. As a usage dictionary notes, "It's the funny ones that cause trouble." <a href="https://stancarey.wordpress.com/2013/06/06/a-hovering-dangling-modifier/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">stancarey.wordpress.com/2013/0</span><span class="invisible">6/06/a-hovering-dangling-modifier/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/grammar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grammar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/EnglishUsage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnglishUsage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/editing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>editing</span></a></p>