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Mark Zuckerberg doesn’t need to care about grammar

Mark Zuckerberg has had a big week, what with the IPO and his surprise backyard wedding. In the midst of all the hooplah, he's probably barely noticed that his writing style, as revealed in a leaked email, has been critiqued online. (Thanks to @GrammarGirl for tweeting about the now infamous email.) In the email, which he wrote back in 2005, he explains his plan to squeeze Eduardo Saverin, a co-founder of Facebook, out of the company. (The poor guy got royally shafted -- his shares are worth only $5 billion.) The email, first published on Business Insider, has come under fire for its sloppy writing style as well as its sleazy substance. To give you [...]

Mark Zuckerberg doesn’t need to care about grammar2012-05-22T20:57:35+00:00

What do quarterback Tim Tebow and federal judge Robert Bork have in common?

Tebow Tebowing (image from www.andpop.com) It's been a while, but pls clarify is now officially back in action, and residing at the new and improved website for Rosky Legal Education. I've posted before on the verbification of nouns, especially techie nouns like blog. Imagine my surprise when I opened the NY Times this weekend and saw this heading on the front page: He

What do quarterback Tim Tebow and federal judge Robert Bork have in common?2012-01-24T21:24:10+00:00

The power of punctuation.

It took me a minute to figure out what Robby was trying to say here. Aye caramba! Who would want to watch his grandpa engage in sexual relations with a man in the hospital?

The power of punctuation.2012-01-09T23:56:11+00:00

A wonderful visual representation of the absolute wrongness of saying “I could care less.”

Thank you! This illogical expression has frustrated me ever since I was a baby word nerd. From

A wonderful visual representation of the absolute wrongness of saying “I could care less.”2012-01-09T23:56:11+00:00
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