Friday, November 24, 2006
There’s something interestingly typical going on here. Henry’s article displays an intense interest in matters of pronunciation and an obviously acute faculty of observation; but it also displays an almost complete ignorance of the concepts, skills and background knowledge that are relevant to the kinds of linguistic description that interest him. This combination […]
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
This Word is most commonly used in speaking of a Number; where I should think Fewer would do better. No Fewer than a Hundred appears to me not only more elegant than No less than a Hundred, but strictly proper.
Baker 1770
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Tuesday, November 14, 2006
CRITIQUE NO. 1
The Toothbrush-of-the-Month Club is a terrible, terrible idea.
Response: I hear this objection a lot. I take it seriously, because I believe it gets right to the heart of my proposal. However, contrary to this oft-articulated criticism, the Toothbrush-of-the-Month Club is not a terrible […]
Monday, November 13, 2006
Abstract:
Spiritual research indicates that 96% of the causes of addictions are due to ghosts (demons, devils, negative energies etc.) or departed ancestors. The seeds of addictions are introduced in the womb itself by ghosts. Due to the spiritual nature of the cause of addictions, only spiritual remedies can successfully […]
Friday, November 10, 2006
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Wednesday, November 8, 2006
I don’t need a link anywhere to tell you that the Democrats have the House of Representatives, and there’s a healthy possibility they’ll take the Senate, too, recounts pending.
I have to say, though: I’m kind of excited, despite myself.
Saturday, November 4, 2006
A short entry, more personal than usual: as the day draws to a close (laughably early, perhaps, for I am surfeited with Indian food and capable of little locomotion), I would like to say that it has been a lovely birthday, bereft of dashed, over-high expectations but full of small and precious pleasures, and that […]
The news is in: Omnigroup’s WebKit-based browser for OS X, OmniWeb, is on sale for the month, for $9.95, down from the $25 it usually is. I bought my copy earlier today.
A while back I wrote a big couple of posts about my ongoing search for The Perfect OS X browser; I switched, tortured, from […]
