I've just come across a fairly important question, with intense, considered, and intelligent debate in the comments, and it seems like just the kind of thing y'all might want to weigh in on.

So: Would you call the man "Doctor Who" or "Doctor Whom"?

I'm disabling comments here because I think comments ought to be left there.

Hi All.

I am preparing a presentation on a theoretical model used to represent behavior change over time. It is a stage-based model of behavior change called the transtheoretical model (TTM) that first appeared in peer-reviewed health journals and textbooks in 1979. (You can read more about it at http://www.prochange.com [EDIT: .com, not .org], ( Read more... )

I just recently ran across this blog that tells the stories behind punctuation marks: Shady Characters.

This week's entry is all about the octothorpe (or the pound sign, or the number sign, or the hash sign, or whatever you want to call it.) #

"Only about one in four doctors, mostly in large group practices, is using
the electronic record system." [from Panel Set to Study Safety of
Electronic Patient Data]

This is a quote from the New York Times. The argument is whether "about one in four doctors," which refers to approximately a quarter of all doctors, is plural or singular. Opinions?

Okay, so I know there are certain accepted rules about when to use the word 'that' versus the word 'which'--rules with which I mostly disagree. I would like some feedback on some of the rules which I believe should be followed, versus the (outdated, imho) rules which are/tend to be followed ( Read more... )

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Weird Al's Mission of Mercy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGWiTvYZR_w&feature=player_embedded

Grammar Girl posted about less versus fewer on her site.http://

I need some help. I came across the word 'logied' at work, but I'm convinced this isn't a real word - yet at the same time I can't help but think it might be a past tense of logy. I've been checking my dictionaries here at home with no luck.

Logied. Is this a real word?

We’ve had a few odd requests lately. And it’s not so much the cookie designs that have been odd, but it’s the actual communication. I’m guessing that texting and tweeting are really taking a toll on society. I wish people could write coherent emails that didn’t sound like they were written by cro magnon man. --A Dozen Eggs Bake Shoppe owner, from ( Read more... )

I'm in the middle of beta-reading someone's work and I've come across this:

"He won't let it show but I know that you leaving is eating him alive."

My question concerns the you leaving part. I know the current construction is very common in dialogue but I'm not sure as to how grammatically correct it is by more formal standards (and the speaker ( Read more... )