Monthly Archives: January 2017

Mis-spelling “Internet” is now a Capital Crime!

I saw the advertisement to the right on a web story that appeared, not surprisingly, on the AP Website. “We lowercased internet,” it notes, to which you might be inclined to respond, “Big hairy deal!” So what is this ad … Continue reading

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That’s Not Fair!

When Scott Adams gets it right, he gets it right. And guess what? He got it right here as he uses Dogbert to point out the truth about how people bandy around the phrase, “That’s not fair,” when it really … Continue reading

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