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The Angry Grammarian: Forgetting Sarah Palinnew

Perhaps the most prized spoil of the election is the richest word to enter the lexicon in a long time. Like all the best neologisms, it's descriptive, it's self-explanatory and it just makes you feel so good: "Palinfreude."
Philadelphia Weekly  |  Jeffrey Barg  |  11-17-2008  |  Commentary

The Angry Grammarian: The Rumpus Crowns a Champnew

Started last November, the Angry Grammarian Great Scrabulous Tournament Challenge Rumpus—a Facebook-based Scrabble competition--whittled 120 original competitors down to one final champ.
Philadelphia Weekly  |  Jeffrey Barg  |  07-14-2008  |  Commentary

The Angry Grammarian: White People Love Grammarnew

I’m white. Always have been. So imagine my excitement when “Grammar” was recently featured on the ever-popular Stuff White People Like blog.
Philadelphia Weekly  |  Jeffrey Barg  |  05-27-2008  |  Commentary

Speaking Our Languagenew

An admitted grammar geek tries seeing the world through the lens of evolving language.
Metroland  |  Miriam Axel-Lute  |  03-10-2006  |  Commentary

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