Good Grammar is the Life of the Party by Curtis Honeycutt
Author:Curtis Honeycutt [Honeycutt, Curtis]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: The County Publishing
Published: 2020-05-01T04:00:00+00:00
What in the word?
Stationary is when something is not moving.
Stationery is paper you write on to compose a letter.
Work no-noâs
Thereâs an old saying: two wrongs donât make a right. The idea is (for example) if your neighbor wrongs you by borrowing your hedge clippers and forgets to return them, it doesnât make things better to send a large, unwanted pizza delivery to his house so he has to pay for it. Those two negatives donât make a positive. Also, it kind of makes you a jerk.
In English, two negatives actually do make a positive. Most of the time people donât realize that using a double negative (also known as a negative concord) in a sentence implies the exact opposite of the speakerâs intention, technically speaking.
For instance: I donât got no time for that. The person saying this probably means that she doesnât have time for whatever that is, but when she uses donât and no in the same sentence, these negative words cancel each other out to imply that the speaker does, in fact, have time for that. In the same way, saying âHeâs not going nowhereâ implies that he is actually going somewhere. Itâs kind of confusing, and, to be quite honest, itâs bad grammar. A nice way of saying this is the usage of double negatives in speech or writing is broadly considered nonstandard English.
Now itâs time to introduce some complicating factors into the mix (as when, for instance, your neighbor spots you hiding in the bushes and spying on him while he deals with the unwanted pizza delivery). In many other languages (including Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Italian and Polish) double negatives are commonly used to intensify the implied negation. The two negatives create a snowball effect in the sentence, creating an emphatic, super negative.
Not only that, but certain dialects of American English employ double negatives in their vernacular to the same effect as the foreign languages I listed above. I suppose if youâre with a group of people who all understand what you mean when you use a double negative, then itâs acceptable, similar to special house rules in poker. However, in more formal settings, double negatives should be avoided. When it comes to more buttoned-up situations (especially in important scenarios like job interviews and reciting wedding vows), you should avoid double negatives. After all, I think we could all benefit from a healthy dose of positivity.
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Getting lit at company events
Iâm a lamp guy. I love lamps. Iâm not just saying that because Iâm naming things I see in the room; lamps serve a functional purpose and provide beauty in a room. So when I see a great lamp at an antique store or at an upscale garage sale, youâd better believe Iâm going to buy it, put it in the backseat and put a seatbelt on it.
But the real question is, once I find the right spot in my living room for my new lamp, does it make the area well-lit or well-lighted? What is the difference between lit and lighted? Iâm on the case.
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