Author Archives: Erin Roof

About Erin Roof

Editor for hire. Dictionary collector. Part-time cat lady. Word nerd blogging at grammarpartyblog.com

This is my blog. There are many like it, but this one is mine.

Posted on May 15, 2013

It seemed like I was hearing it everywhere. It started with my boyfriend telling me recently about a coworker from the ski resort he worked at last winter. She had a fondness for a certain shovel and would proclaim, “This … Continue reading →

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In defense of y’all

Posted on May 9, 2013

I mentioned on twitter yesterday (find me at @GrammarParty for tweets about grammar and cats and nerd stuff) that I’m going to start saying y’all more often. And I got some good-natured ribbing about it. “It’s my heritage,” I cried … Continue reading →

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Ten weird flower etymologies

Posted on May 6, 2013

  With Mother’s Day right around the corner and spring finally pushing up the daisies, many of us are thinking about pockets full of posies this week. That’s why I headed over to the Online Etymology Dictionary and found ten … Continue reading →

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Had to share this

Posted on April 29, 2013

It’s pretty easy to make me happy. Give me a kitty to pet, put on an old episode of Star Trek, take me to a baseball game, or let me rant about grammar. I found a letter to the editor … Continue reading →

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Years old: Hyphen or no hyphen?

Posted on April 26, 2013

  Today we’re discussing when to hyphenate the phrases years old and year old. Let’s take a look at two sentences: His son is four years old. He has a four year old boy. In the first sentence, you would … Continue reading →

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