It's your language. You use it every day. You should strive to master it. My late mother, a 27-year, graduate-level professor of English, embedded that in my brain once upon a time. I’m not nearly as smart as she was, but I’m sharp enough to recognize that the vast majority of native-born Americans can’t speak or write English worth a lick.
Monday, April 06, 2009
Define This
According to a web site I stumbled upon this evening, the word set has the most definitions of any word in the English language. I'm not much in the mood for validating that, but it's certainly a plausible contention.
I have heard that factoid before. I looked in my dictionary, and sure enough there are a lot of definitions for "set". I didn't bother comparing it to all the other words in the dictionary; I just took it on faith and moved on.
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I have heard that factoid before. I looked in my dictionary, and sure enough there are a lot of definitions for "set". I didn't bother comparing it to all the other words in the dictionary; I just took it on faith and moved on.
Just came by to say hello to you, Carlos. Hope that you are having a good Sunday :)
Hi Carlos,
I just gave you an award on my blog because I love reading your blog.
I love your blog, and have given you an award. Check it out at my blog (http://therantsinmypants.blogspot.com).
Two awards? I'm flattered. :-)
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