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Category Archives: Editorial
"Bailout" versus "bail out"
Too often “bailout” and “bail out” are used interchangably though they mean two different things. “Bailout” is a noun, as in The auto industry bailout is a boondoggle. “Bail out” is a verb + modifier, as in I’m going to bail out if this plane suffers a malfunction or Help me bail out this water before the boat sinks! Continue reading
Fare Thee Well, GM
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Neglect
Oh, my five regular visitors, I’ve neglected this site for too long. It’s not that grammar has gotten better, it’s just that there are so many other things to worry about these days. Things like money. Blogs are certainly not … Continue reading
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For Posterity: "General Motors Death Watch, Numbers One through Ten" by Robert Farago
This document is the work of and copyright is held by Robert Farago. PDF
How Not to Advertise Your Business
This was on Mashable in response to a story on the correlation between Old Spice’s viral videos and their products’ recent sales. Is Howie unclear on the concept of a blog? Does this principal of Sky Pulse Media, which claims … Continue reading →