If we use paragraphs—and we all do—let’s think about how to use them best.

I doubt any good writers doggedly follow the classic 3rd grade teacher’s paragraph rules.

So what does make for a good paragraph?

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It’s legitimant! Nobody gives my epenthetic n any love.

I get hassled for pronouncing legitimate with an n-sound before the final t.

legitimant

What pronunciations do people pick on you for?

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Video of crossing the new I-35W bridge for the first time.

Some friends and I were among the first to cross the new 35W bridge this morning.

It was a wonderful traffic jam.

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The linguistic superstition of referencing swear words without saying them.

Why do we say, “S-word,” instead of…well…the S-word?

It’s like we think its very sound triggers a trapdoor to hell.

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Something odd about women… the word “women,” that is. What did you think I meant?

The spelling difference between woman and women is in the second syllable, but the difference in pronunciation is only in the first.

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