Showing posts with label Stupid English. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Stupid English. Show all posts

Thursday, March 20, 2008

Breathe and Breath

Dear Internet,

The word "breath" is a noun. It's the air that you breathe.

For example:
  • "I took a breath. Then, I continued to breathe regularly."
  • "If you cannot breathe, than you cannot take a breath."
  • "his breathing became irregular, then he drew his last breath, then he died."

Get it right next time, ok?

PS.
Spoiler alert on that last example. Don't read it unless you want to know how every single human story will end.

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Saturday, February 02, 2008

Stupid English: Love

English is a stupid language. Here's an example that irritates me: the word love.

English uses it for almost every concept concerned with positive emotions. A man "loves" his country, his wife, his children, his local sports team, and a ham sandwich. Unless he is deranged, this is not the same emotion.

Anyway, That's all I got.