Tag Archives: grammar

Literally

Posted on August 9, 2022 by swabby429

The word “literally” is literally overused and often inaccurately. However, its use is informally accepted in casual conversation. In informal usage, to say “literally” indicates that the speaker wishes to be taken seriously or to express a perceived parallel idea. … Continue reading →

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Some Words Regarding Words

Posted on March 7, 2021 by swabby429

During the past year or so, I’ve been gradually downsizing my personal library. I was first motivated to do so a few years ago, when some of my cousins and I had to liquidate dad’s collections of books. The majority … Continue reading →

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Be

Posted on August 17, 2020 by swabby429

A good technique to use when shutting down the “monkey mind” internal monologue is to conjugate the irregular verb “to be”. The uniqueness of that verb blows the mind of grammarians. I climbed down that rabbit-hole yesterday afternoon on a … Continue reading →

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Partly Cloudy

Posted on May 23, 2020 by swabby429

I finished sweeping the walks, the driveway, and the lawnmower. After returning the mower and broom to the garage, I locked the overhead door and breathed a sigh of relief. Feeling grateful that the mowing was done for another week, … Continue reading →

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Punctuation Day

Posted on September 24, 2015 by swabby429

I had my first meaningful encounter with the dreaded semicolon as a college freshman. Prior to then, I was in denial about my troubled relationship with that punctuation mark.  Perhaps, more likely, I simply had not paid attention during that … Continue reading →

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