Though I’ve innumerable pet peeves when it comes to the unwitting (and half-witted) abuse of the English language, in 2011 “looser” was king (and the literate were losers). loser [pronounced "LOOzer"] noun: one who has failed; someone known for consistently bad performance. Slang: a misfit, especially one who has never been successful at a task, [...]
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English As She Is Spoke
When English is mangled by those for whom it is not the native tongue, I find it endearing — and enlightening. Especially with regard to cultural idioms (when a Persian student asked why I was looking at him “left-left,” I gained a new perspective on our own “out of the corners of my eyes”). Many [...]
