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Feb 10 2010, 21:08 EST [updated Feb 10 2010, 21:21 EST]
Do you remember that scene in the movie Kingpin where "to pull a Munson" becomes a derogatory phrase attached to a person? Well the Lehigh Valley has a version of that. To be a "cudderman" is to be dirty, stupid, do a half assed job, or all of the above
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Your week in Quickies
Feb 06 2010, 10:43 EST [updated Feb 06 2010, 10:49 EST]
Schluss mit den Grundrechten [German] [jackdied] Feb 06 2010, 10:33 EST It is a strange thing that we call daytime dramas "soap
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The Oxford Comma
Feb 03 2010, 16:54 EST [updated Feb 03 2010, 16:56 EST]
An ambiguous but benign sentence from a friend reminded me about the Oxford Comma. You can write a list as "A, B, and C" or as "A, B and C." Most of the time it doesn't matter because the intent is clear. Sometimes even when the intent is clear leaving
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