I have to admit that not many things frustrate me in life, I am a reasonably calm individual most of the time. However, the English language with all its lies, does.
Take the word ‘in’ for example. There are so many ways to use the word. Yet, several of the ways are obscure and inaccurate. [...]
Archive for the 'Concerns of the English Language' Category
Irksome In
August 16, 2006The Comma
June 27, 2006I would like to give the greeting of “Hello” to you all before I begin today’s lesson. I have taken a shortish-longish break from The Sushi Files, because, quite frankly, I have a thing for commas, as I am sure you can tell. Nonetheless, I is back again, and the brain-farting continues. Probable Sushi has [...]
Snaffle
June 3, 2006I woke up at around 2.34am this morning and grew deeply concerned about something. I am worried that the word ’snaffle’ will not be used to it’s full potential. What if people forget what its means? What if people stop using it and it eventually becomes extinct? What then?
I propose that to prevent this, that [...]
Lispy Sushi
February 21, 2006Who in their right mind would put the letter ’s’ in the word lisp? It seems cruel.
-Probable Sushi
Archive
February 17, 2006The word ‘archive’ is a strange one…
I mean say it out loud…Roll it around in your mouth for a while…Taste it. Get to know the sound that it makes…It sounds strange doesn’t it? Almost like the words ‘our cave’ being said by a man with a funny accent.
Of course we dont want to be discriminative [...]
To take, to have or to give…Which one is the appropriate one? Are any of them?
February 17, 2006I hope that I am not lowering the tone here…but I most probably am. So please excuse me.
When one uses the colloquial expression ‘I am going to take a leak’ why is it that one says ‘take’? After all, one is in fact not taking it anywhere…if anything one is getting rid of it. Letting it go, [...]
Dustbunnies: One Word, or Two?
February 16, 2006This is an interesting topic… everyone knows what Dustbunnies are, right? If you don’t then you’re stupid, but I’ll tell you anyway – they’re little balls of dirt and dust that collect under your furniture. “Collect what?” you might ask. Collect, as in to join together in harmony, aspiring to create the world’s biggest ball [...]
