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...wares at the Paradise Rock Club. And he’s serious. “If you must refer to us as ‘the Blanks.’ make sure that ‘the’ is in lowercase. We’re grammar Nazis.”Sheesh. Even the indie rock bands at this school are perfectionists.Hoping to make a splash on the national indie scene with a debut EP and a high-profile gig at The Middle East rock club, these four undergraduates can’t seem to make up their minds...
...discussed this issue with their friends and acquaintances knows, most Harvard students have much more nuanced views on this issue than the petition signer whom Bronshtein quotes. By conflating all protesters’ views with the simplistic views of a single petition signer with poor spelling and poor grammar, Bronshtein sets up a “straw man” that is that much easier to mock and attack than the real thing...
...might as well have dunked a croissant in hot vindaloo curry sauce. In much of Europe, Mittal's move was viewed as a rough attempt by "new" India to take on "old" Europe. France's Finance Minister Thierry Breton accused Mittal of having "a grammar problem" and the Prime Minister of Luxembourg, Jean-Claude Juncker, declared: "This hostile bid by Mittal Steel calls for a reaction that is at least as hostile." Dollé worked hard to encourage public opposition, dismissing Mittal as a low-grade operator specializing "in buying up obsolete installations at low cost." Mittal himself insists that...
...focus on language is misplaced for two reasons. First of all, while language sheds light on culture, fundamentally it is just a communication tool. One semester in African political systems or African history will provide a much more broad and profound knowledge of Africa than learning basic grammar and vocabulary in Yoruba. It is far more important for the vast majority who know very little about Africa to learn about its particularities, and quickly, which is most easily done in one’s own language...
...theater festival in Spoleto, Italy. He then served briefly as editor of Chicago magazine in the early 1970s—though, by his own account, he was quickly pushed out of the job as retaliation for printing an item that mocked Mayor Richard Daley’s poor grammar. Since then, Wright has turned to the world of books, co-authoring two autobiographies of Luciano Pavarotti.Why did the publishing house reach out to Wright after the secret court came to light in 2002? “I don’t think it could be the gay thing...