THE ANARCHIST'S GUIDE TO GRAMMAR: Whacky Word Usage

Monday, February 27, 2012

Whacky Word Usage

Notice the conundrum raised by this label tacked to the previous post. Do I mean “the use of whacky words” or do I mean the “whacky usage of words”? Oh, such holes we dig when we look into this gram biz.

1 comment:

Laura G. said...: You are such a nerd....but i love the word "conundrum".; March 20, 2012 at 5:38 PM

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About the Grammar Anarchist

The Grammar Anarchist is a published author of books on language, an editor working with other writers, and a writing instructor (not a teacher, who can "teach" writing?) She toils from a dust-free computerized location in the Northwest (free of urban intervention).

The Grammar Anarchist has put up with the bad language habits that are running rampant in the U.S. and has pledged to do away with (destroy, eliminate, terminate, undo, get rid of) those who insist on trying to force "rules" on unsuspecting writers.

A friendly Anarchist, she is willing to help the ungrammarized to clean up their acts, exercise their control over language, and live unfettered lives of happy communication.

No words have been (or will be) harmed in the execution of this exercise.