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In the middle of the last century, a now-outmoded technology—the manual typewriter—invaded the American workplace. To accommodate that machine’s shortcomings, everyone began to type wrong. And even though we no longer use typewriters, we all still type like we do.

Slate: Why you should never, ever use two spaces after a period.

QI Take Out 1- Grammar Lesson

QI is, hands down, one of my favorite television shows, and it isn’t even available on my television. I watched every episode of the first five seasons online, and I’m terribly excited about trying to find season six in various online locations as it airs in Britain and dubious sorts record and upload it for insatiables like me.

This video is an outtake which appeals to me for reasons that will be obvious if you know me at all, you blog-reading stalker person.

(via bluelagoon24)

I fear that this is going to upset more people than it pleases, but you can put me squarely in the “pleased and not much caring about the upset people” camp.

The online hangout Facebook is getting more serious about grammar. No more will users see jarringly incorrect declarations such as “Debbie changed their profile picture.”

Late last year, Facebook quietly dropped the “is,” allowing users to supply their own verb and write updates such as “Nick just wasted time on Facebook.”

*snicker*

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