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Here’s something I bet you never knew was controversial: “I appreciate you taking the time to meet with me.” Yes, language sticklers might have a problem with that, even though you need an advanced degree in English Rules That Aren’t Rules to understand why. Still, this form, called a “fused participle” by some, is an interesting quirk in the language.
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I just run out of space before I can get to the ugly truth: Special rules and exceptions further complicate the already difficult business of possessives.
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“Saying ‘no’ to apartment building should come with a solution to our housing shortage,” writes Burbank resident Albric Ghokasian.
He was a musician, a father and a husband. He was killed driving his cab.
It’s time again for our A Word, Please annual tradition: saving people from making embarrassing mistakes like “Seasons greetings from the Russo’s,” “Happy Hanukkah from the Weitz’s” and “This will be baby Mile’s first Christmas!” on holiday greeting cards.
“The entire City Council should resolve not to endorse or extol any events that derive their popularity from the consumption of alcohol,” a Burbank resident writes this week.
Readers this week sound off on renter protections, appropriate attire for a city representative, the city’s homelessness plan and Rep. Adam Schiff’s role in the impeachment hearings.
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Two readers this week take to task the the Burbank City Council, which voted 3-2 last month against an urgency ordinance that would have protected tenants until state law takes effect Jan. 1.
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Consider one of William Strunk’s better pieces of advice in “The Elements of Style”: “Omit needless words.”
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Only in the age of social media could editing rules change so quickly under the pressure of popular demand. And it just goes to show you what a great resource AP’s Twitter feed can be.
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Two readers respond to a recent letter to the editor lamenting the disappearance of shells and starfish from Southland shores.
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Last week, we looked at some notable recent additions to the Oxford English Dictionary. But there are more.
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World leaders were caught on camera mocking Donald Trump, finally showing us what the world really thinks of our president.
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The framers knew impeachment would be divisive, but they understood it to be a key element of American democracy.
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A serial jailhouse informant helped send a likely innocent man to Florida’s death row, proving again that the death penalty is irredeemably flawed.
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Republicans scoffed when Democrats asserted during Wednesday’s impeachment hearing that the facts weren’t in dispute. But the Democrats are right.
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Early in 2020, look for another attempt to push forward the disastrous Pebble Mine project in Alaska.
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Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg rise in a poll of California Democratic primary voters. Mike Bloomberg is the most unpopular candidate in the field.
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Fascination with the story of Josefa predates the era of #MeToo and modern-day hostility toward anyone and anything Mexican. But in their own way, the residents of Downieville have long debated the role that Josefa’s gender and ethnicity played in her fate.
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Nye’s suit against Disney says it improperly held onto millions in profits from his popular TV show. A trial will take place in May, says a judge.
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The Marshall Islands’ capital city is flooded by storm waves, dengue fever and flu are rampant, and its president pleads for help from the global community.
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Tom Kiefer, who photographed items confiscated at the Mexico border, has his project “El Sueño Americano” on view at the Skirball Cultural Center.
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