AskPippa, (edited ) to languagelearning
@AskPippa@c.im avatar

I never really thoughtle about this before. Neat.

#Grammar #language #English

GryphonSK, to ukteachers
@GryphonSK@techhub.social avatar

New rule: Anyone who says "they" is only plural is not allowed to use any new word invented since 1375, when the singular "they" first appeared in print.

KathyReid, to Catroventos
@KathyReid@aus.social avatar

Are you teaching or studying in , or are you a student?

Then Dr Isabelle Burke from would like you to take a short survey about variation in in

🔗 https://monash.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0r19RnqsgomeGnY

thejapantimes, to Life
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar

Green your Japanese vocabulary with a quick primer on different gardening terms courtesy of @yutranslates, then get started on that グリーンカーテン https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/05/24/language/gardening-gardens-japanese-vocabulary/ #life #language #gardening #gardens #nihongo #vocabulary #grammar

bmp, to martialartsmemes
@bmp@mastodon.sdf.org avatar

Do head over and read ‘The Reinhardt Style Guide, or Why You’re Wrong About Everything’ and the little rant about the loss of ‘whom’ at https://www.thepublicprofessor.com/the-reinhardt-style-guide-or-why-youre-wrong-about-everything/ for a bit of a laugh. #grammar #styleguide #humour

MichaelPorter, to math
@MichaelPorter@ottawa.place avatar

“Times” isn’t a verb.

#Math #Maths #Grammar

tlacamazatl, to conlangs
@tlacamazatl@wandering.shop avatar
stronglang, to linguistics
@stronglang@lingo.lol avatar

We can [VERB] the [TABOO TERM] out of something, but what happens when it's an intransitive verb that takes a prepositional phrase?

@bgzimmer on "agreed the fuck out of it" and similar phrases: https://stronglang.wordpress.com/2016/02/11/i-agreed-the-fuck-out-of-it/

FlockOfCats, to random
@FlockOfCats@famichiki.jp avatar

Points of grammatical contention that get a @wikipedia article <chef’s kiss> 🧑‍🍳

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Between_you_and_I

#grammar

markarayner, to Humor
@markarayner@mas.to avatar

Horrified by the interrobang? I present the aberration that is the exclamation comma. May it never be used!

#punctuation #grammar #grammarNazi #humor #humour

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