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    5/28/2008

    Today’s Grammar Gripes

    Don’t say “beg the question” when you mean “raise the question.”  We’ve talked about this before.

    There is no “K” sound in “et cetera.”  See that second letter?  It’s a “T”.

    Don’t use “impact” as a verb when you mean “effect.” Not that it’s strictly wrong, it’s just become overused to the point of cliche.

    5/7/2008

    Gems from Automobile Magazine

    I've written previously about how Automobile Magazine is the best-written American car magazine, by far.  Two of my favorite articles from the past couple of years are now available online: Burger Run and Big Apple to Big Easy.  They both happen to be of the wacky road-trip variety, but the magazine excels at various other types of auto journalism as well.