The Grammar Patrol

03/01/2024

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08/19/2023

08/06/2023

Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.
From what I’ve tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire.
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.

-- Robert Frost

04/03/2023

ARBITRAITOR: A cook that leaves Arby’s to work at McDonald’s
BERNADETTE: The act of torching a mortgage.
BURGLARIZE: What a crook sees through
AVOIDABLE: What a bullfighter tries to do
COUNTERFEITER: Worker who installs kitchen cabinets
ECLIPSE: What an English barber does for a living.
LEFT BANK: What the bank robbers did when their bag was full of money.
HEROES: What a man in a boat does
PARASITES: What you see from the Eiffel Tower
PARADOX: Two physicians
PHARMACIST: A helper on a farm
POLARIZE: What penguins see through
PRIMATE: Remove your spouse from in front of TV
RELIEF: What trees do in the spring
RUBBERNECK: What you do to relax your wife
SELFISH: What the owner of a seafood store does
SUDAFED: Brought litigation against the government

01/26/2023

I want Story Time at the end of MY work day, too!

12/13/2022

Yeah, but passive voice, guys.