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“Placeholder names are words that can refer to objects or people whose names are either irrelevant or unknown in the context in which it is being discussed.” … gulfstream/2441
Steven Pinker: Linguistic, historial and sociological aspects of swearing. Many good points in here, e.g. “To hear nigger is to try on, however briefly, … gulfstream/2339
The “Blog” of “Unnecessary” Quotation Marks. I’m a bit trouble that I find it very much impossible to read these the way the signwriters intended, … gulfstream/2363
Story on a well-placed semi-colon on some MTA signage is currently the most frequently emailed story at the Times! gulfstream/2397
Apparently, “literally” has been used for emphasis for ages. gulfstream/1871
OED-compiled word FAQ. They want to call CamelCase medial capitals though, which so isn’t gonna work out. gulfstream/2022
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globeandmail.com : 'A basic rule of punctuation'
Placeholder name - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Philip B. Corbett -- Talk to the Newsroom -- The New York Times -- Reader Questions and Answers - New York Times
nytimes switches to "DVDs" (from "DVD's")
