“Verse” versus “Versus”
Attention sports directors, political pundits, gambling gurus, and anyone else who really ought to know better. You may be extremely well-versed and competent when it comes to knowing who’s who and what’s what in terms of players, teams, betting lines, and political candidates. But please try to give as much attention to how you say […]
Pickups and turn signals
Recently the Vice Chancellor of the Exchequer and I were discussing possible topics for a meeting. I mentioned that I recently noticed a pickup truck using his directional signals when turning and how unusual it was to see that. We had an abbreviated discussion about it (see Season One Bonus Tracks episode), then decided it […]
Beards
Beards. Just to be clear, I’m referring to facial hair. They’re in. They’re out. They’re in again. If you’ve decided to grow one, be it a full beard, van Dyke, mutton-chops (okay, maybe that’s not officially a beard, but you get the idea), I have one important comment I’d like to make. Deciding to sport […]
Would Of – @#$%^!
At The Dullards Club, we wonder how ineffective our educational system is when people think a sentence such as this is acceptable – “I would of gone to the show but I got home late.” How ridiculous is that? It’s bad enough that people don’t know the difference between then and than or the difference […]
