Final NanoPoblano 2022 Post

Nov. 30, 2022 We made it! Last day of NanoPoblano! How do you feel? Did you have any goals? What was your experience? I'm going to start by answering question 2, then question 3, and finally question 1. Did you have any goals? Yes, a few goals. Post daily. My primary goal was to post…

How I Know You’re Lying

Nov. 28, 2022 Grumpy Grammarian, back for the last time for NanoPoblano. Today's lesson is short discussing truth and lies. How do I know you're lying? When you say, "In fact," "honestly," or "to be honest." By default, I assume what you say is truthful. Therefore, when you emphasize something is truthful or the statement…

Unnecessary Prepositions

Nov. 21, 2022 I'm here. Grumpy Grammarian back for a third week. I'm talking about prepositions. They show direction. Some are used right, but they're mostly used wrong. In the U.S., takeout/take-out and carryout/carry-out are used correctly, because you're taking the food out of the restaurant and eating it elsewhere. Tweet out, shout out, build…

3 Small Words to Cut to Improve your Writing and Speech

Nov. 7, 2022 Grumpy Grammarian here. I'm a big reader, writer, and listener, and I've been noticing some words in text and speech that are making me pull my hair out! 1. Just Just don't do it. I just need you to take out the trash. At best, from an artistic standpoint, this sounds like…