I was reading a major novel from a major genre publisher last night (okay, it was Half the Blood of Brooklyn by Charlie Huston, from Del Rey), when a character suddenly "knocked" an arrow into his bowstring.
Not to knock the book's copy editor, but the nock is the notch at the end of the arrow into which the bowstring fits. When you slide the arrow into place against the string, you have nocked it.
But this was also a book where "puss" leaks from one character's eyes, so maybe I shouldn't snatch at hopes that the copy-editing will improve.
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affinity8:
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You got 10/10 questions correct.
It's pretty obvious that you don't make basic grammatical errors.
If anything, you're annoyed when people make simple mistakes on their blogs.
As far as people with bad grammar go, you know they're only human.
And it's humanity and its current condition that truly disturb you sometimes.
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...is when someone says "tenant" but means "tenet." A tenant is an inhabitant. A tenet is a principle.
The building's tenants adhered to the tenets of Zoroastrianism.
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English Genius
You scored 100% Beginner, 100% Intermediate, 100% Advanced, and 80% Expert!
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You did so extremely well, even I can't find a word to describe your excellence! You have the uncommon intelligence necessary to understand things that most people don't. You have an extensive vocabulary, and you're not afraid to use it properly! Way to go!
Thank you so much for taking my test. I hope you enjoyed it!
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My test tracked 4 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender: | You scored higher than 99% on Beginner | | You scored higher than 99% on Intermediate | | You scored higher than 99% on Advanced | | You scored higher than 99% on Expert |
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In a recent Craigslist posting, a dominant male businessman requests a Secretary-like secretary who, in addition to being able to take dictation and a good paddling with equal aplomb, must be discrete.
One presumes that this distinct and differentiated individual will also be discerning and prudent enough to gently inform her new master boss that the word he's looking for is discreet.
(Via Gawker.)
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Would you say the past tense of podcast—and the past participle, for that matter—is podcast or podcasted? My vote is podcast.
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