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bully barb
bully barb
BUHL ee bahrb, noun
Intentional PUG errors designed to irritate grammar bullies.
bullyery
bullyery
BUHL yer ee, noun
Either a collection of bullies, typically of the grammar persuasion, or acts of bullying, typically of the grammar persuasion.
cinnamon
cinnamon
SIHN uh men, malaprop
The completely acceptable standard-word synonym for synonym. Because we fans of the word insist on using it and you who aren't fans shutting up about it.
enrichinate
enrichinate
ehn RIHCH en ayt, verb
A bully barb meaning to add to your personal wealth of knowledge, e.g., increasing your vocabulary.
farthermore
farthermore
FAHR ther mohr, adverb
The bully barb version of furthermore.
PUG
PUG
PUHG, noun
An acronym referring to the 3* major categories of rules for written communication: punctuation. usage, & grammar.
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* William Strunk tells us to write out numbers up to ten. So grammar bullies will pout scrunchy face over my use of the numeral 3 in that sentence. As a business professor, I have come to endorse the rogue practice of writing any numeral of any size when the writer wants it to stand out from the text. That's just good communication.Page updated
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