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The first-place winner of the ACES National Grammar Day Poetry Contest: Salma Amanda Latifa for "Language in Order" about structural elements of English — which is not her first language. Meet the poet and read her poem and the runners up. tinyurl.com/bvbrv3t4 #GrammarDay @grammargirl.bsky.social
Announcing the winner of the 2025 National Grammar Day Poetry Contest
aceseditors.org
Happy National Grammar Day to all who celebrate. Being in a three-way tie for fifth place is an obscure achievement, but here we are. 🙃 If you’re too lazy to click on the link, my masterpiece in my own mind is as follows:
Divisions abound.
Will subject-verb agreement
Also elude us?
Divisions abound.
Will subject-verb agreement
Also elude us?
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So now I have the most idiotic earworm in my head, to the tune of Elmer Fudd’s “kill the waaa-bit.” You’re welcome.
May 22, 2025 at 4:12 PM
So now I have the most idiotic earworm in my head, to the tune of Elmer Fudd’s “kill the waaa-bit.” You’re welcome.
Reposted by Martha Raffaele
We have TWO words for "an inferior poet."
And both of them sound made-up.
‘Poetaster’ and ‘rhymester.’
And both of them sound made-up.
‘Poetaster’ and ‘rhymester.’
May 16, 2025 at 8:33 PM
We have TWO words for "an inferior poet."
And both of them sound made-up.
‘Poetaster’ and ‘rhymester.’
And both of them sound made-up.
‘Poetaster’ and ‘rhymester.’
Hear me out: instead of smoke, a neon “vacant See” / “no vacant See” sign. 🤔
The death of Pope Francis sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals. This is what happens during the "sede vacante," or the "vacant See."
What are the church's rites for the death of a pope and the election of a new one?
The death of a pope triggers a centuries-old ritual to elect a new one. It involves sacred oaths, the piercing of ballots with a needle and thread, and then burning them.
bit.ly
April 21, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Hear me out: instead of smoke, a neon “vacant See” / “no vacant See” sign. 🤔
In light of our current political hellscape, I’m guessing this specific hail size comparison won’t be valid for much longer. 🤔
March 17, 2025 at 12:16 AM
In light of our current political hellscape, I’m guessing this specific hail size comparison won’t be valid for much longer. 🤔
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I call him Elon Tusk because both his personal and professional life are seemingly as chaotic as the members of Fleetwood Mac’s were during the recording of their studio album “Tusk”
March 7, 2025 at 2:36 AM
I call him Elon Tusk because both his personal and professional life are seemingly as chaotic as the members of Fleetwood Mac’s were during the recording of their studio album “Tusk”
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Making the most of my opportunity for self-aggrandizing repost today. 🥳
ACES National Grammar Day Poetry Contest winners: All the poems that fit. 5th place (3-way tie): Martha Raffaele
Divisions abound.
Will subject-verb agreement
Also elude us?
#GrammarDay tinyurl.com/bvbrv3t4
Divisions abound.
Will subject-verb agreement
Also elude us?
#GrammarDay tinyurl.com/bvbrv3t4
March 4, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Making the most of my opportunity for self-aggrandizing repost today. 🥳
Happy National Grammar Day to all who celebrate. Being in a three-way tie for fifth place is an obscure achievement, but here we are. 🙃 If you’re too lazy to click on the link, my masterpiece in my own mind is as follows:
Divisions abound.
Will subject-verb agreement
Also elude us?
Divisions abound.
Will subject-verb agreement
Also elude us?
The first-place winner of the ACES National Grammar Day Poetry Contest: Salma Amanda Latifa for "Language in Order" about structural elements of English — which is not her first language. Meet the poet and read her poem and the runners up. tinyurl.com/bvbrv3t4 #GrammarDay @grammargirl.bsky.social
Announcing the winner of the 2025 National Grammar Day Poetry Contest
aceseditors.org
March 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Happy National Grammar Day to all who celebrate. Being in a three-way tie for fifth place is an obscure achievement, but here we are. 🙃 If you’re too lazy to click on the link, my masterpiece in my own mind is as follows:
Divisions abound.
Will subject-verb agreement
Also elude us?
Divisions abound.
Will subject-verb agreement
Also elude us?
Not FLOTUS looking like Brownshirt Colonel Sanders today.
A Republican Senator calls for AOC to be criminally prosecuted, Trump tanks the stock market, and more. Catch up on today's news.
Today in Politics, Bulletin 83. 3/3/25.
… Sen.
www.meidasplus.com
March 4, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Not FLOTUS looking like Brownshirt Colonel Sanders today.
JFC why does the first one have to be so accurate 😒
These are your words of the week
l'état, c'est moi
measles
dolphin
fascism
ultimatum
chessom
www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/the...
l'état, c'est moi
measles
dolphin
fascism
ultimatum
chessom
www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/the...
The Words of the Week - Feb. 28
Dictionary lookups from Washington D.C., Munich, and the East River
www.merriam-webster.com
February 28, 2025 at 7:48 PM
JFC why does the first one have to be so accurate 😒
I’m pretty sure ICE isn’t coming for my suburban neighborhood, but I sort of wish they were so I could troll them with a torrent of as much French as I can remember from high school and college, regardless of whether it forms coherent sentences. 🤔
February 28, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I’m pretty sure ICE isn’t coming for my suburban neighborhood, but I sort of wish they were so I could troll them with a torrent of as much French as I can remember from high school and college, regardless of whether it forms coherent sentences. 🤔
My MAGA congressman’s district office voicemail is full. Guessing it’ll stay that way for the forseeable future. Got through to his DC voicemail, sounded off on the budget resolution, suggested he start sending weekly emails listing 5 accomplishments, because damned if I know what he’s doing.
February 24, 2025 at 3:13 PM
My MAGA congressman’s district office voicemail is full. Guessing it’ll stay that way for the forseeable future. Got through to his DC voicemail, sounded off on the budget resolution, suggested he start sending weekly emails listing 5 accomplishments, because damned if I know what he’s doing.
Imagine that: fertility rates dropping because men are awful. 🤔 www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | A Nobel Prize winner decodes why people aren’t having kids
Economist Claudia Goldin finds it largely comes down to societal expectations of how much men should do at home.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 22, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Imagine that: fertility rates dropping because men are awful. 🤔 www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
I’m trying as hard as I can not to give up on supporting the very necessary journalism of the Washington Post, and I know this wasn’t an editorial decision, but … heavy sigh. thehill.com/media/514849...
Washington Post backs out of ‘Fire Elon Musk’ ad order
The Washington Post this week backed out of a “Fire Elon Musk” advertising order that was to run as a wrap on some of its Tuesday editions, according to the advocacy group Common Cause. The group …
thehill.com
February 17, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I’m trying as hard as I can not to give up on supporting the very necessary journalism of the Washington Post, and I know this wasn’t an editorial decision, but … heavy sigh. thehill.com/media/514849...
In other news, I don’t believe in unintended consequences anymore. The consequences are 💯 intended.
February 13, 2025 at 7:07 PM
In other news, I don’t believe in unintended consequences anymore. The consequences are 💯 intended.
My latest act of resistance: opening a credit union account.
February 13, 2025 at 2:41 PM
My latest act of resistance: opening a credit union account.
As a Syracuse alum, I’ve refused to refer to the Carrier Dome by whatever BS name they’re calling it now. As an AP alum, I’m glad the AP is bringing the same energy to the BS renaming of the Gulf of Mexico, despite some pretty ridiculous consequences. apnews.com/article/trum...
White House bars AP reporter from Oval Office because of AP style policy on 'Gulf of America'
The White House blocked an Associated Press reporter from attending an event in the Oval Office after demanding the news agency alter its style on the Gulf of Mexico, which President Donald Trump has ...
apnews.com
February 12, 2025 at 12:32 AM
As a Syracuse alum, I’ve refused to refer to the Carrier Dome by whatever BS name they’re calling it now. As an AP alum, I’m glad the AP is bringing the same energy to the BS renaming of the Gulf of Mexico, despite some pretty ridiculous consequences. apnews.com/article/trum...
If you’re white and not into rap, but still watched the Kendrick Lamar halftime show, you could just quietly realize you may need to do some homework and figure things out on your own. 🤔
February 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
If you’re white and not into rap, but still watched the Kendrick Lamar halftime show, you could just quietly realize you may need to do some homework and figure things out on your own. 🤔
I feel like we needed this last year, but hey, like the anthropomorphic Constitution says, let’s keep hope alive.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-rt...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-rt...
Project 2025 Schoolhouse Rock Edition
YouTube video by Information & Education
www.youtube.com
February 8, 2025 at 8:26 PM
I feel like we needed this last year, but hey, like the anthropomorphic Constitution says, let’s keep hope alive.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-rt...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-rt...
My current toxic trait is that I’ve checked out “The Origins of Totalitarianism” twice and had to return it before even starting it because of limited auto-renewals + other books I’m reading. 😬 Hoping to balance the ledger by starting “Autocracy, Inc.” soon.
February 7, 2025 at 8:05 PM
My current toxic trait is that I’ve checked out “The Origins of Totalitarianism” twice and had to return it before even starting it because of limited auto-renewals + other books I’m reading. 😬 Hoping to balance the ledger by starting “Autocracy, Inc.” soon.
No
yeet | interjection | used to express surprise, approval, or excited enthusiasm
February 2, 2025 at 3:34 PM
No
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January 31, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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Committing resistance where I can as I strive to buy less in general.
January 31, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Committing resistance where I can as I strive to buy less in general.
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❌ NO: This is not a genuine photo of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arresting a man in a “Latinos for Trump 2024” shirt.
✔️ The original photo from 2018 has been digitally altered & shared to appeal to people's preexisting beliefs.
🔗 RumorGuard post: bit.ly/AlteredPhoto
✔️ The original photo from 2018 has been digitally altered & shared to appeal to people's preexisting beliefs.
🔗 RumorGuard post: bit.ly/AlteredPhoto
January 30, 2025 at 9:16 PM
❌ NO: This is not a genuine photo of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arresting a man in a “Latinos for Trump 2024” shirt.
✔️ The original photo from 2018 has been digitally altered & shared to appeal to people's preexisting beliefs.
🔗 RumorGuard post: bit.ly/AlteredPhoto
✔️ The original photo from 2018 has been digitally altered & shared to appeal to people's preexisting beliefs.
🔗 RumorGuard post: bit.ly/AlteredPhoto