Tag Archives: words

The Importance of Sentence Structure in the “Date Question”

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Neil

In some ways, I know less about “dating” now than I did in high school.  I never dated in high school, so obviously, being young and stupid, I naturally assumed I understood it all.  Now, after years of experience going … Continue reading →

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Violent Language

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Neil

Even if Sarah Palin’s website didn’t cause Jared Loughner to go out and shoot Representative Gabrielle Gifford in this weekend’s horrific incident, few of us think Palin’s bulls-eye map was a very civilized way of making a political point. But … Continue reading →

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Owning My Words

Posted on August 1, 2009 by Neil

One day I would like to own my words.  Unfortunately, I still rent. Sure, sometimes I borrow.  Sometimes I even steal.  But mostly it is a month to month payment plan. Today was a beautiful day in New York.  It … Continue reading →

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