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Monday
Feb182013

Happy Presidents' Day from DLNQNT

Enjoy your day off if you’ve got one, DLNQNTs. First, revisit the 2011 NY Times piece about the correct spelling of the apostrophed holiday. Second, cool down from Obama fever with the 21 most bangable fictional presidents from TV and film. Hiya, Dave!

Wednesday
Apr182012

Hopefully, We Can Finally Agree On

Do you have a friend who interjects the proper usage of nauseated and nauseouswell and goodi.e. and e.g., and regardless and irrespective? [ed. note: even we DLNQNTs will not condone the use of "irregardless."]

Today, tell Poindexter to stuff it; the barbarians have won. The AP has finally loosened their bowties enough to allow the use of "hopefully" in their work, beyond the only previous usage of "in a hopeful manner."

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