grammar

Rihanna’s New Tattoo Has A Mistake In It

4:22AM Maureen OConnor | Rihanna’s new neck tattoo says “rebelle fleur”, the French words for “rebellious” and “flower”. Unfortunately, adjectives usually follow the noun in French, so “rebelle fleur” is actually just gibberish. Click to enlarge. More »

Twitter Gives Grammar Junkies A New Way To Feel Superior

7:49AM Brian Moylan | Remember your i-before-e’s, people: Twitter has a growing subculture of scolds who are retweeting your grammar gaffes and spelling slips. They’ve taken down John Cusack and now they’re coming for you. More »

Yahoo Launches Style Guide Of Future

6:50AM Ryan Tate | What does Yahoo’s new style book offer that you can’t get from your old AP Style Guide? Tips on search engine optimisation and the “on-screen placement for a top story“. Welcome to the glorious future of language.

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2:50AM Hamilton Nolan | Snoop Dogg has been banned from entering the UK for three years, because he used “insulting words” whilst being pushed around by police in Heathrow airport. One positive side effect: The WSJ now gets to translate the mysterious Snoop language. More »

New Sarcasm Punctuation Mark Makes Punctuation Cool Again

1:36AM Hamilton Nolan | Important grammar news via press release! There is now a punctuation mark to indicate sarcasm. You can purchase SarcMark© software, to boldly indicate when you’re being less than serious. Luckily, our readers always pick up on sarcasm right away.