Tag Archives: Language

Past tenses and such

Kevin Drum has a post on the IRS scandal, which doesn’t interest me all that much (this whole ‘scandal’ strikes me as everybody chasing the wrong bouncing ball). What does interest me is this sentence at the very end: They … Continue reading

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At the risk of offending….

Moist. Moist. Moist! Moist moist moist moist moistity moist! Moist. It seems that some people don’t like the word “moist”. From the linked article: But on this side of the Atlantic, one curious word seems to be under attack. Not … Continue reading

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