tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9712793.post6578964469468560364..comments2023-12-26T00:08:21.129+13:00Comments on Brain Stab: So Much Pedantry It Would Shatter Your SpineJoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12428777233351272669noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9712793.post-45438973497374133522007-02-06T14:13:00.000+13:002007-02-06T14:13:00.000+13:00Paul: I love the quotation. I wonder if that would...Paul: I love the quotation. I wonder if that would apply to any <i>Herald</i> journalists who have their own blog. Let’s hope so.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18013696218856088709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9712793.post-19228369122493314032007-02-06T14:11:00.000+13:002007-02-06T14:11:00.000+13:00You’re probably right, Josh, given the usage of Am...You’re probably right, Josh, given the usage of <i>America</i> in that context. I think, possibly, only <i>The Atlantic</i> and I italicize. I wonder what the OUP would prefer.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18013696218856088709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9712793.post-58143606821364057632007-02-05T13:37:00.000+13:002007-02-05T13:37:00.000+13:00..most people have heard of, but bugger all know t...<i> ..most people have heard of, but bugger all know the meaning of.</i><br /><br />I knew this.<br /> And I'm telling you for the sake of your own sanity.<br />Good bloggin'Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06315796390662297759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9712793.post-81705616306766855522007-02-04T22:04:00.000+13:002007-02-04T22:04:00.000+13:00Yeah, I did notice that. Too easy.
And Jack, I du...Yeah, I did notice that. Too easy.<br /><br />And Jack, I dunno that I'd italicize "America" myself -- in this context, it's the name of the Cup, not the boat. The fact that the former was named after the latter is just an interesting tidbit.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12428777233351272669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9712793.post-57738624052088220812007-02-04T15:11:00.000+13:002007-02-04T15:11:00.000+13:00Josh, at times like these we need pedantry. Apart ...Josh, at times like these we need pedantry. Apart from errors like this one, Herald editorials are becoming increasingly pompous and ill-informed. But then we would think that, because 95% of bloggers are "fly by night, gutless wonders who prefer to spit venom under inarticulate pseudonyms." I know that because I read it in the Herald.<br /><br />As for poor Adolf's contribution, you might notice that he has filed it under "grammer."Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08024440694895271805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9712793.post-60841929717851694122007-02-03T17:38:00.000+13:002007-02-03T17:38:00.000+13:00I am so glad I found this blog!
I am ...I am so glad I found this blog!<br /> I am one of those oddballs who would even go so far as to italicize <i>America</i>—the Cup was not named for the continent(s), but for the boat. Oh, and macronize <i>Māori</i>. You’d think that that was automatically programmed into the <i>Herald</i> computers.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18013696218856088709noreply@blogger.com