Gordaen’s Blog

When I saw the “Zoo fears as polar bear eats cubs” headline, I was intrigued. I haven’t been reading the news much lately, because it always seems to be filled with politicians doing the opposite of what they are saying. Thinking this would be an interesting change, I read through the article [...]

One of the easiest ways to sound more intelligent is to use “who” and “whom” correctly. If the Internet is any indication, the majority of people have no idea what the difference is or think that “whom” is the more formal version of “who.” It’s really just a matter of subject or object [...]

I was just noticing that I haven’t pissed anyone off for at least a dozen blog entries, so I thought I’d pick up a hot topic. The N-word always seems to be in the news. Any time a white guys says the word, particularly one who fancies himself as a comedian, shit hits [...]

There are some words that people regularly confuse such as nauseated and nauseous. Here’s a quick clarification of some of those words.

It is time for another English lesson. Last time, I covered quite a few of the really common mistakes in speech and on blogs in particular. This time I am going to focus on some of the spelling/grammar errors that result from the human tendency to have a lazy mouth that does not properly pronounce [...]