Tag: language
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“Where You at?” Is Bad Grammar
Not only does “Where you at?” end in a preposition, it also is missing the verb “are.”
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No, Merriam Webster, “Irregardless” is Not a Word
The weasel word Merriam Webster uses to describe irregardless is “nonstandard.”
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“I Appreciate You”: A Sentimental and Misguided Phrase
Wherever this abominable phrase began, it needs to be discarded as unsentimentally as possible.
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“Definitely Possible”: a Contradiction in Terms
And if an eventuality is possible, by definition it is not definite, when after all it might not happen. In other words, the phrase is an oxymoron.
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“Twang”: an Onomatopoeia?
When you hear a nice southern accent, especially from a female speaker, you hear that twang. When men speak, I suppose it’s more of a drawl. Twang is considered an onomatopoeia. That Twang is an onomatopoeia might seem straightforward enough. But upon further reflection, it became a much more fraught topic. Twang is characterized as…