Neekerbreeker 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @Neekerbreeker@qoto.org

I wonder how many social media grammar police introduce a new error with their criticism.

The language in question, “Nevada Town is Hit by ‘Biblical’ Invasion of Cannibal Mormon Crickets,” is supported by Merriam-Webster, second entry:
suggestive of the Bible or Bible times.

I’d vote for unclear pronoun references as more common and more confusing than the objection here. "This is a common writing mistake.” This what? (<- Full disclosure: personal peeve 😉)

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I've been catching up on @stancarey's sweary blog Strong Language (https://stronglang.wordpress.com/) and I have a belated offering for the May 4, 2021 #music-related post.

"Nashville" by the Old 97s uses profanity beautifully. This song helped me convince a friend who was trying to stop swearing to rethink his goals 😜

"Well I married Caroline
Back in May of '99
It was fucked up at the time
But I figured we'd keep trying"

Those are strong lyrics. Changing an f-bomb; e.g., "It was messed up at the time..." just doesn't evoke the same level of anguish.

Old 97s - Nashville (2014, Most Messed Up)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSrPNh7isXE

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#Music for a chilly morning in southern California 🎶🌅

Mediaeval Baebes - Blow, Northern Wind

I love that they're singing in Middle English 😲

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2X3JP8aINo

Lyrics (with modern translation) are at the YouTube link. According to Heather Teysko of the Renaissance English Podcast this is one of the oldest known songs in English with lyrics dating to about 1200 (https://www.englandcast.com/2014/12/old-music-monday-blow-northern-wynd/).

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