↓
 

The New Neo

A blog about political change, among other things

  • Home
  • Bio
  • Email
Home » Language and grammar » Page 26 << 1 2 … 24 25 26 27 28 … 30 31 >>

Category Archives: Language and grammar

Post navigation

← Previous Post
Next Post→

Obama & Sons

The New Neo Posted on May 26, 2012 by neoMay 26, 2012

That is, Daughters. Obama’s slip of the tongue—saying “my sons” when he has daughters—seems very odd indeed. Does he have sons we don’t know about? Or perhaps he always wanted sons, and this is in the nature of a Freudian … Continue reading →

Posted in Language and grammar, Obama | 37 Replies

Friend or pho?

The New Neo Posted on March 9, 2012 by neoMarch 9, 2012

I had some pho last night. You know, that Vietnamese noodle soup that everybody seems to love. While talking with a friend of mine, though, she told me that my pronunciation—as in “foe”—was incorrect, and that it’s actually pronounced more … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Language and grammar | 10 Replies

Winning the lottery and sherbert

The New Neo Posted on March 7, 2012 by neoMarch 7, 2012

Here’s a nice story about Louise White of Rhode Island, an 81-year-old lady who just won a 336 million Powerball jackpot. Not surprisingly at her age, Ms. White chose to receive the money in a lump sum of $210,000,000 rather … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Language and grammar, Pop culture | 13 Replies

Heartlandgate, memos, and writing styles

The New Neo Posted on February 25, 2012 by neoFebruary 25, 2012

What does Heartlandgate prove about AGW? Absolutely nothing. But it does say something about what AGW’s more fanatical proponents are prepared to do in furthering the cause—at least, what one of them, Dr. Peter Gleick, a noted freshwater scientist and … Continue reading →

Posted in Language and grammar, Press, Science | 29 Replies

Spambot (and word) of the day

The New Neo Posted on February 6, 2012 by neoFebruary 6, 2012

Flighty bot: That is because I am a bit of a fliberttygibbet Although spelled incorrectly, this is charming to me because it reminds me that there exists a delightful word, “flibbertigibbet,” which I’ve neither heard nor thought of in many … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging and bloggers, Language and grammar | 10 Replies

More spelling confusion

The New Neo Posted on January 10, 2012 by neoJanuary 10, 2013

It’s time for another grammar rant, to go with my “it’s vs. its” harangue. But this time we will deal with “who’s” and “whose.” On the face of it there’s no reason to confuse the two—“who’s” follows the classic rule … Continue reading →

Posted in Language and grammar | Leave a reply

Spambot of the day

The New Neo Posted on November 26, 2011 by neoNovember 26, 2011

This one came with an Ugg boots URL. It was nowhere near this short in its full manifestation; the following is merely an excerpt. The original went on for at least thirty more lines, all of it nonsense but all … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging and bloggers, Language and grammar | 6 Replies

A soda by any other name…

The New Neo Posted on September 12, 2011 by neoSeptember 12, 2011

…would taste as sweet. The survey that demonstrates this is not especially scientific, but it’s fun. Growing up in New York, the operative word for carbonated beverages was “soda.” Later I learned that in the midwest “pop” was much preferred. … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Language and grammar | 25 Replies

Undocumented

The New Neo Posted on September 2, 2011 by neoSeptember 2, 2011

Throughout this WaPo article, illegal aliens are referred to as “undocumented workers.” Has this become official WaPo policy? If so, it’s evidence of the further decline of the American MSM (as if we needed any), and of theWaPo’s contribution to … Continue reading →

Posted in Language and grammar, Press | 28 Replies

Obama the writer

The New Neo Posted on August 30, 2011 by neoAugust 30, 2011

Jack Cashill, the author who contends that Dreams From My Father was ghostwritten by none other than Bill Ayres, analyzes the text of a letter to the editor of the Harvard Law Record that Obama wrote back in 1990, when … Continue reading →

Posted in Language and grammar, Obama | 40 Replies

Perry’s cuts caused the achievement of Texas students to fall

The New Neo Posted on August 19, 2011 by neoAugust 19, 2011

Or did they? One would certainly think so from these quotes from US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan: Duncan told Bloomberg Television that Texas schools have struggled under Perry, saying he feels “very badly” for children who attend them. “Far … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Language and grammar | 55 Replies

Peggy Noonan, Reagan’s speechwriter…

The New Neo Posted on August 5, 2011 by neoAugust 5, 2011

…explains to Obama why speeches are not that important: Democrats were sure Reagan was wrong, so they explained his success to themselves by believing that it all came down to some kind of magical formula involving his inexplicably powerful speeches. … Continue reading →

Posted in Language and grammar, Politics | 37 Replies

Post navigation

← Previous Post
Next Post→

Your support is appreciated through a one-time or monthly Paypal donation

Please click the link recommended books and search bar for Amazon purchases through neo. I receive a commission from all such purchases.

Archives

Recent Comments

  • Cicero on An update on my ex
  • IrishOtter49 on Open thread 9/10/2026
  • Oldflyer on News roundup
  • John Galt III on Open thread 9/10/2026
  • IrishOtter49 on Open thread 9/10/2026

Recent Posts

  • Open thread 9/10/2026
  • An update on my ex
  • News roundup
  • The New Hampshire primary and the continuing saga of Jeanne Shaheen
  • Open thread 9/9/2026

Categories

  • A mind is a difficult thing to change: my change story (17)
  • Academia (328)
  • Afghanistan (98)
  • Amazon orders (6)
  • Arts (8)
  • Baseball and sports (164)
  • Best of neo-neocon (91)
  • Biden (536)
  • Blogging and bloggers (595)
  • Dance (292)
  • Disaster (244)
  • Education (323)
  • Election 2012 (360)
  • Election 2016 (566)
  • Election 2018 (33)
  • Election 2020 (513)
  • Election 2022 (114)
  • Election 2024 (403)
  • Election 2026 (94)
  • Election 2028 (13)
  • Evil (129)
  • Fashion and beauty (324)
  • Finance and economics (1,043)
  • Food (317)
  • Friendship (48)
  • Gardening (18)
  • General information about neo (4)
  • Getting philosophical: life, love, the universe (734)
  • Health (1,162)
  • Health care reform (545)
  • Hillary Clinton (184)
  • Historical figures (337)
  • History (716)
  • Immigration (449)
  • Iran (465)
  • Iraq (227)
  • IRS scandal (71)
  • Israel/Palestine (821)
  • Jews (437)
  • Language and grammar (365)
  • Latin America (212)
  • Law (2,977)
  • Leaving the circle: political apostasy (124)
  • Liberals and conservatives; left and right (1,322)
  • Liberty (1,117)
  • Literary leftists (14)
  • Literature and writing (394)
  • Me, myself, and I (1,499)
  • Men and women; marriage and divorce and sex (930)
  • Middle East (384)
  • Military (324)
  • Movies (353)
  • Music (533)
  • Nature (261)
  • Neocons (32)
  • New England (184)
  • Obama (1,738)
  • Pacifism (16)
  • Painting, sculpture, photography (131)
  • Palin (93)
  • Paris and France2 trial (25)
  • People of interest (1,043)
  • Poetry (258)
  • Political changers (178)
  • Politics (2,793)
  • Pop culture (397)
  • Press (1,635)
  • Race and racism (882)
  • Religion (428)
  • Romney (164)
  • Ryan (16)
  • Science (641)
  • Terrorism and terrorists (971)
  • Theater and TV (266)
  • Therapy (71)
  • Trump (1,630)
  • Uncategorized (4,559)
  • Vietnam (109)
  • Violence (1,446)
  • War and Peace (1,028)

Blogroll

Ace (bold)
AmericanDigest (writer’s digest)
AmericanThinker (thought full)
Anchoress (first things first)
AnnAlthouse (more than law)
AugeanStables (historian’s task)
BelmontClub (deep thoughts)
Betsy’sPage (teach)
Bookworm (writingReader)
ChicagoBoyz (boyz will be)
DanielInVenezuela (liberty)
Dr.Helen (rights of man)
Dr.Sanity (shrink archives)
DreamsToLightening (Asher)
EdDriscoll (market liberal)
Fausta’sBlog (opinionated)
GayPatriot (self-explanatory)
HadEnoughTherapy? (yep)
HotAir (a roomful)
InstaPundit (the hub)
JawaReport (the doctor’s Rusty)
LegalInsurrection (law prof)
Maggie’sFarm (togetherness)
MelaniePhillips (formidable)
MerylYourish (centrist)
MichaelTotten (globetrotter)
MichaelYon (War Zones)
Michelle Malkin (clarion pen)
MichelleObama’sMirror (reflect)
NoPasaran! (bluntFrench)
NormanGeras (archives)
OneCosmos (Gagdad Bob)
Pamela Geller (Atlas Shrugs)
PJMedia (comprehensive)
PointOfNoReturn (exodus)
Powerline (foursight)
QandO (neolibertarian)
RedState (conservative)
RogerL.Simon (PJ guy)
SisterToldjah (she said)
Sisu (commentary plus cats)
Spengler (Goldman)
VictorDavisHanson (prof)
Vodkapundit (drinker-thinker)
Volokh (lawblog)
Zombie (alive)

Meta

  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.org
©2026 - The New Neo - Weaver Xtreme Theme Email
Web Analytics
↑