Blogs about: The Language Circus
Stupid cookbook advice
stronglanguage wrote 2 months ago: “A fish should not smell fishy.” This insight is nearly universal. I’ve read it si … more →
Inbox, raw
stronglanguage wrote 6 months ago: An occasional report on words, phrases, and pith. Huh? “Unqualified people were hired to do no … more →
Stress test
stronglanguage wrote 6 months ago: Good point on language in today’s NYT. Consider this sentence: I never said she stole my money … more →
Two rules for success
stronglanguage wrote 7 months ago: 1. Never tell everything at once. Maybe that’s an old one. But we don’t get out much. … more →
Scam school!
stronglanguage wrote 7 months ago: My high school class — or the fraction thereof that subscribes to a Web site called Classmates … more →
Miss Understanding
stronglanguage wrote 7 months ago: Cut to the chase, There’s gold in them thar hills! Feed a cold, starve a fever. Think you know … more →
The most watched video ever
stronglanguage wrote 8 months ago: That’s our prediction and we’re sticking to it. See it yourself: The T-Mobile Dance And … more →
We hit the lottery!
stronglanguage wrote 8 months ago: It’s all over but the paperwork. On Monday we received a check for $4.5 million. After the cus … more →
Inbox, raw
stronglanguage wrote 8 months ago: Quoth I’d make it a lot lower-percentage shot. — Oscar Robertson, told that today’s you … more →
The anti-umbrella
stronglanguage wrote 8 months ago: We recently acquired a patio “umbrella.” Or not. It’s made of a mesh that blocks n … more →
Bambi, Googled
stronglanguage wrote 9 months ago: Recently a Google photography crew hit a baby deer on Five Points Road in Rush, NY. Sad, but it happ … more →
Malware attack!
stronglanguage wrote 10 months ago: Evil breached the SL gates today. We report this because it’s so unusual: Our always-connected … more →
Inbox, raw
stronglanguage wrote 11 months ago: An occasional report on words, phrases, and pith. Retraining What retailers must do to customers aft … more →
Gifting issues?
stronglanguage wrote 11 months ago: Christmas at your throat again? Not sure what to give Strong Language? Here are some ideas. A U.S. S … more →
Good work, Jan Kemp
stronglanguage wrote 11 months ago: Glory, glory to Old Georgia! — fight song. The University fired Jan Kemp in 1982 for refusing … more →
The Hot Rod speaketh
stronglanguage wrote 11 months ago: [Following are remarks allegedly made by Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich to his advisers about the … more →
Inbox, raw
stronglanguage wrote 11 months ago: An occasional report of interesting words, phrases, and pith. Exit greeter A Walmart security positi … more →
Words to annoy Britons!
stronglanguage wrote 1 year ago: Researchers at Oxford University have compiled a list of the most irritating words and phrases in th … more →
Best quote of the campaign
stronglanguage wrote 1 year ago: “I’m, like, totally ready to lead.” Paris Hilton In response to the McCain ad ridi … more →
