That would be the blog entry that Rob Watts mentioned after he interviewed that linguist blogger in the video. By the way, your link doesn't work. You've got an extra digit at the end of the URL....
That would be the blog entry that Rob Watts mentioned after he interviewed that linguist blogger in the video.
By the way, your link doesn't work. You've got an extra digit at the end of the URL.
Damn, I was about to post it and what do I see, you’re faster than me by a few hours at least :) Wonderful video. And the only one I spotted myself not using “correctly” is the same as Ron’s: free...
Damn, I was about to post it and what do I see, you’re faster than me by a few hours at least :)
Wonderful video. And the only one I spotted myself not using “correctly” is the same as Ron’s: free reign vs free rein.
IT Crowd has a whole bit on damp squib as well as a joke in the pilot and callback on social piranha. But knowing what a squib is, the expression makes a lot more sense now!
The only one that confused me was "just desserts"/"just deserts". I had thought that it was "desserts", because that made sense. I never knew the sense of "desert" meaning "something deserved", so...
And the only one I spotted myself not using “correctly” is the same as Ron’s: free reign vs free rein.
The only one that confused me was "just desserts"/"just deserts". I had thought that it was "desserts", because that made sense. I never knew the sense of "desert" meaning "something deserved", so that didn't make sense. And I'm pretty sure I've been using and seeing "just desserts" for my whole literary life: this isn't a recent invention.
That would be the blog entry that Rob Watts mentioned after he interviewed that linguist blogger in the video.
By the way, your link doesn't work. You've got an extra digit at the end of the URL.
https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=59277
When I was young I thought it was 'windshield factor.'
Also had a coworker say 'mute point.'
Nice to have a word to describe the phenomenon.
Damn, I was about to post it and what do I see, you’re faster than me by a few hours at least :)
Wonderful video. And the only one I spotted myself not using “correctly” is the same as Ron’s: free reign vs free rein.
IT Crowd has a whole bit on damp squib as well as a joke in the pilot and callback on social piranha. But knowing what a squib is, the expression makes a lot more sense now!
The only one that confused me was "just desserts"/"just deserts". I had thought that it was "desserts", because that made sense. I never knew the sense of "desert" meaning "something deserved", so that didn't make sense. And I'm pretty sure I've been using and seeing "just desserts" for my whole literary life: this isn't a recent invention.