Oct 17, 2008
Oct 17, 2008
Pinker weighs in again on nucular/nuclear.
Earlier this month, I linked to some thoughts on the pronunciation of nuclear.
Today, Steven Pinker brings some clarification. If you care.
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I would’ve liked to listen in on the meeting when Apple decided to flout the rules of fun.
Despite what language sticklers say, funnest is a word. The question is whether we’ll accept it.
Apple apparently thinks folks won’t mind.
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What good is a thesaurus that doesn’t include dirty words?
If there is ever a time when you need a synonym, it’s when the only word you can think of is vulgar.
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A very simple way to improve your website (and PowerPoint slides) for the learning disabled.
“Web Design for Dyslexic Users”:
Keep your main text left-justified. It is very hard to read paragraphs where all lines are centered.
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