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Category Archives: Incorrectly Used

OCD

I am a clean guy. I like my room to be tidy, my hallway to be swept, and my kitchen to be insect-free. But there are those that would accuse me of “being OCD”. This acronym, which once stood for “obsessive-compulsive disorder”, is now a simple stand-in for cleanliness, perpetrated by the denizens of filth, [...]

Posted 25 August 2010 † Christopher § Medical § Nouns § Personal ‡ Comments (3) °

Irony / Ironic

“Irony” has been a word I hated for a long time, but it’s almost TOO BIG now to blog about. The problems with this word are almost too egregious and too numerous to do justice to it. Nonetheless, it screams out for an entry here, if only to put me on record as anti-irony. Certainly, [...]

Posted 11 August 2010 † Christopher § Adjectives § Meaningless § Nouns § Overused § Pop Lexicon § Trying to be Cool ‡ Comments (4) °

Real (adverb)

“Real” is not an adverb. It is an adjective. If you remember back to your school days (and I know it’s tough with all the bong residue clouding your memory) an adjective modifies a noun, while an adverb modifies an adjective, or another adverb. So, for example, the following is grammatically correct: That guy is [...]

Posted 12 November 2009 † Christopher § Adverbs ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: