Tag Archives: language

Homophone not Telephone – Yes, You Can Groan

Posted on June 29, 2013 by Rutabaga the Mercenary Researcher

There are three critical places to spot the ever important homophone. The 1st place is where I fell down, over here. The 2nd was with some sauce over hair. The 3rd place being where (not wear or weir)  there (not they’re … Continue reading →

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The Time is Now ~

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Rutabaga the Mercenary Researcher

Greetings People ~ I’ve carved out some legit writing time. Pre-Bikram yoga at 6:30PM {it’s been two days since I’ve been; I feel the addiction jitters starting to set in} and post-pulling apart an entire child’s bedroom to paint – … Continue reading →

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The Three C’s – Cranky, Conservative and Crazy

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Rutabaga the Mercenary Researcher

People – this is my longest post ever…and not a picture in sight… Oi! The Cranky Cranky people like me. I don’t know what it is about me – but if there’s a cranky, crabby, cantankerous curmudgeon about they seek … Continue reading →

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Labeling the Crazy Part II ~ Sorta Reblog

Posted on December 23, 2012 by Rutabaga the Mercenary Researcher

In a previous post, Doubleplusungood, I went on and on about how much I LOVE words – which is true, I have a thing for language and dictionaries.  However, it’s not always roses and sunshine for me with words. For … Continue reading →

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Doubleplusungood

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Rutabaga the Mercenary Researcher

I admit it – I’m a word nerd; derived from the Latin Dictum Nerdica.  I’m also a Grammar Geek (ok, ok Grammaticus Geekicus). I think I was the only kid in 7th grade typing English that liked to diagram sentences.  My … Continue reading →

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