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Now What’s That Word Again?
Posted by Editormum on Wednesday, 28 May 2003 in Definitions, Usage and Diction, Word and Phrase Origins | ∞
Here’s a few obscure but very useful words for writers looking for a unique descriptive or “that exactly correct” word. Did you ever wonder what that large flap, or apron, of flesh that hangs down from an obese person’s tummy? Yeah, yeah, a small, beginning one is called a “beer belly” or, for those who […]
Clearing up Confusion
Posted by Editormum on Monday, 26 May 2003 in Usage and Diction | ∞
Who is the man with whom you were laughing? Who is the subjective or nominative case of the word; in plain English, who acts as a subject or predicate nominative…most of the time. I don’t know who you are. Who steals my purse steals trash. Whom is objective case; that is, it must be an […]