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• Are adverbs mere adjective spinoffs?

  
  Ask MetaFilter — Authority: 647
  Are adverbs mere adjective spinoffs? From noticing the pedantic correction of adjective use where adverb use would be more appropriate, Ive developed a fascination with the adverb. I even developed an entire theory of its development in the English language, but unfortunately it is based on no actual research. I am ...
  1 day ago

• Knock it off!

  
  Terribly Write — Authority: 142
  Why would a headline appear with two errors? Designer-inspired looks are better with a hyphen in the compound adjective and someone should knock off the space in  knockoffs. Why do errors appear in great big letters? Because this is Yahoo! Shine . Posted in Adjectives, Hyphens, Misspellings, Modifiers, ...
  4 days ago

• half assed

  
  idioMeanings.com — Authority: 119
  (adjective) uninterested in something, unenthusiastic about something Example Sentences: Jeanette gave a half-assed effort on her presentation. I’d like her to do it again. My best friend made a half-assed attempt to help me move into my new apartment. From the Blogs : Obama leaning toward half-assed ...
  5 days ago

• AFI FEST 2009: POLICE, ADJECTIVE; TO DIE LIKE A MAN

  
  Alternative Film Guide — Authority: 488
  To Die Like a Man by João Pedro Rodrigues (top); Police, Adjective by Corneliu Porumboiu (bottom)AFI FEST 2009 continues in a more compact version on Friday and Saturday at the Santa Monica Laemmle Theater 4 on 2nd Street in Santa Monica. There’ll be only four screenings per day, with the last one starting at 5:00 ...
  1 week ago

• Apple’s App Store hits 100K apps: News or rhetoric?

  
  The Mobile Fun Blog — Authority: 443
  By Tim Conneally , Betanews Apple today announced that its App store has more than 100,000 apps available for download and use on the iPhone and iPod Touch. The number of applications available on the platform has been a major selling point for Apple’s iPhone, and the company has made sure to keep the public ...
  1 week ago

• Whats a better adjective for someone who is not wearing a suit coat?

  
  Ask MetaFilter — Authority: 647
  Adjective-Filter! Whats a good adjective to describe someone who is not wearing a suit coat? Im writing a paper on group dynamics, and the president of my observed group is one of the few members to not wear a suit coat. Im drawing parallels to President Obamas similar appearance , but the best adjective I can use ...
  1 week ago

• Poster Debut! Romanian’s Oscar Entry, Police Adjective

  
  Awards Daily — Authority: 145
  [IMG: http://www.awardsdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Police-Adjective-Final-Poster.JPG]
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• bigheaded

  
  idioMeanings.com — Authority: 119
  (adjective) arrogant, having too much pride Example Sentences: The new boss was unpopular, because he was very bigheaded when he told us how successful he was. Man in a bar: Hey baby, what’s your name? Woman in a bar: Kathryn. Man in a bar: Do you want to dance? I’m an excellent dancer. Woman in a bar: ...
  1 week ago

• AFI Fest 2009 Quick Picks

  
  / HAMMER TO NAIL — Authority: 492
  Sadly, I won’t be attending this year’s AFI Fest (October 30th-November 7th, 2009), for the lineup is jam-packed with some of the year’s most exciting new work. However, what makes the situation even more enticing this year is that the festival is providing free tickets for audiences (no, that’s not a ...
  2 weeks ago

• Simple Tips For Writing Sales Letters

  
  Free Internet Marketing Information — Authority: 159
  Sales letters are among the most useful marketing tools that marketers, advertisers and companies use nowadays. There are too many companies competing in the market today, so the battle also entails each to effective come across and get in touch with the consumers. Sales letters are personalized letters that are ...
  2 weeks ago

• Mystery solved! Gwyneth Paltrow is not a physician

  
  Terribly Write — Authority: 142
  The mystery has been solved. The Terribly Write blog post just before this one showed the mashup of a photo of Ms. Paltrow with a headline about doctors. Well, the writer for  Yahoo! Shine  corrected the error. Or at least corrected the photo and accompanying teaser: Of course, the “correction” omitted ...
  2 weeks ago

• Obama: Vain Or Dithering

  
  BitsBlog — Authority: 140
  George Will, Washington Post ,  October 5: Presidents often come to be characterized by particular adjectives: “honest” Abe Lincoln, “Grover the Good” Cleveland, “energetic” Theodore Roosevelt, “idealistic” Woodrow Wilson, “Silent Cal” Coolidge, “confident” FDR, “likable” Ike ...
  2 weeks ago

• Is your writing out-of-date?

  
  Terribly Write — Authority: 142
  Is your doctor out-of-date? If your doctor is Gwyneth Paltrow, you have more to worry about than antiquated info: OK. I confess, I know this headline from Yahoo! Shine  is wrong. It has nothing to do with Ms. Paltrow. It’s just an unfortunate, irrelevant, and humorous goof that also happens to be devoid ...
  2 weeks ago

• redonkulous

  
  idioMeanings.com — Authority: 119
  (adjective) (slang) ridiculous, amazing Example Sentences: Mike: Did I tell you that I have visited every country in the world? Trevor: That’s redonkulous , you’re lying. Mike: Yeah, you’re right. My friend told me that he planned to swim from New York to London. I told him that it was a ...
  2 weeks ago

• ACCESS and Emblaze Mobile’s co-operation finally shows some results: ELSE INTUITION, Linux-based mobile OS

  
  The Mobile Fun Blog — Authority: 443
  It was long time ago when we reported that ACCESS (the owner of the original Palm ( NSDQ: PALM ) OS which it re-christened to Garnet OS) is working with Emblaze and Sharp to create “revolutionary mobile device.” It seems they finally managed to bring their project close to the end, and voila – a press release ...
  3 weeks ago

• Washington Referendum 71 Opponents Send Out Rabidly Homophobic Email Calling Gays Depraved and Perverted

  
  OutGayLife.com — Authority: 156
  I rarely use the word homophobic. I like to save it for those times when there is not a better adjective. In Protect Marriage Washingtons case, homophobic is the best adjective to describe their latest e-mail to supporters urging them to reject referendum 71. The letter was written by Senator Val Stevens. She wrote: ...
  3 weeks ago

• How to Write a Love Letter to a Woman:

  
  Love Romance Passion — Authority: 505
  If youre a man looking to do a little old fashion courting I suggest writing a love letter. Its free and means more to her than a diamond necklace; you just have to be willing to pour your heart and time into constructing it. Be sure to write it out and not use a computer printout for the final copy! Preferably write ...
  3 weeks ago

• Jean Paul Gaultier: The latest target

  
  Terribly Write — Authority: 142
  OMG. Why would an alleged professional writer in the world of fashion add a hyphen to Jean Paul Gaultier? I guess if you’re capable of writing nonsense like this, you’re not going to be conscientious about spelling: I have no idea what that first sentence was supposed to be. I do know that the compound ...
  3 weeks ago

• I wish it were the grammar gods

  
  Terribly Write — Authority: 142
  I wish it were the grammar gods that spoke to the writer of this article on Yahoo! Shine  and turned her away from random capitalizations: Or the typo-spotting gods to help with removing unintentionally humorous errors: Or the put-a-hyphen-in-there gods to create a compound adjective: Or the ...
  3 weeks ago

• Time for a little adult supervision

  
  Terribly Write — Authority: 142
  Oh, lordie. Why are some writers allowed out in public without adult supervision? Someone over at Yahoo! Shine  needs to watch this writer and exercise a little oversight because readers of her blog posts are recipients of some of the most egregious errors in Webdom. How difficult is it to run spell-check or ...
  3 weeks ago

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