Comments on: A Victory For Logophiles http://belletra.com/editor-at-large/a-victory-for-logophiles/ English Translation from German, Spanish and Catalan; English Editing and Writing Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:25:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Casey http://belletra.com/editor-at-large/a-victory-for-logophiles/#comment-478 Casey Mon, 26 May 2008 11:11:42 +0000 http://belletra.com/?p=89#comment-478 I wish that they weren't, but they absolutely are--cf. my "procedure" gaffe in <a href="http://belletra.com/editor-at-large/the-obamas-when-grammar-gets-political/" rel="nofollow">this post</a>. And Granny, the guy used "chagrin" in his victory speech! I'm not going to begrudge him a few placeholding likes. I wish that they weren’t, but they absolutely are–cf. my “procedure” gaffe in this post.

And Granny, the guy used “chagrin” in his victory speech! I’m not going to begrudge him a few placeholding likes.

]]> By: Gabriel http://belletra.com/editor-at-large/a-victory-for-logophiles/#comment-466 Gabriel Fri, 23 May 2008 19:36:33 +0000 http://belletra.com/?p=89#comment-466 I'm a horrible, bitter human being. That having been established: are those really the sorts of word that Americans consider extraordinary? I’m a horrible, bitter human being. That having been established: are those really the sorts of word that Americans consider extraordinary?

]]> By: Granny http://belletra.com/editor-at-large/a-victory-for-logophiles/#comment-464 Granny Thu, 22 May 2008 23:20:20 +0000 http://belletra.com/?p=89#comment-464 He's "enamored with, like, what words mean." So, David, what does "like" mean? AAAAGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH He’s “enamored with, like, what words mean.”

So, David, what does “like” mean?

AAAAGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

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