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Grammarphobia points out that good writers ought to be aware that an adjective should not be used before a series of nouns unless it applies to them all. A phrase like “her late father and mother” will be understood as meaning that both parents are dead, but if only one is deceased, the order should be reversed: “her mother and late father.”
I'm not sure that I was ever aware of that grammar rule, but it makes sense and I intend to remember it.
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There is a website named American Doctors 4 Truth that presented a Youtube video that is supposed to be funny.
It ain't.
(Well, not much, anyway)
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A Help Wanted Ad at Prostitution Research might be helpful if you are in need of more income.
But probably not.
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WORDS FOR TODAY
antidisestablishmentarianism
the movement or ideology that opposes disestablishment
disestablishment
the separation of church and state
I did not know that . . . did you?
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BORN THIS DAY IN HISTORY
Born April 12, 1947__________
Mr. President, the buzz saw that your healthcare bill ran into wasn't lobbyists and special interests it was tens of millions of Americans who were saying, 'Stop!'
--John Boehner
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