Can I Do It?

I suppose I should have more things to worry about. . .the economy, global warming, the cost of gas, why hot dogs come in packs of ten and buns in packs of eight -- but those are things I have little, if any, control over. But. . .

It never ceases to amaze me how often native speakers absolutely annihilate the language. I'm a teacher and I see it every day.

It's bad enough that I see it from my students, but when I see common errors every day in the newspaper, hear them on radio and/or TV, hear them from colleagues, etc., well, let's just say it really frosts my cookies.

That's my purpose in starting this blog. I want to raise your awareness of words/phrases you're misusing and apparently don't even know it. I'll throw out one every day, and you can use it as you see fit. . .or not. What do I care? Hopefully, within about a year (give or take), we'll see the grammar project take off and I won't be so annoyed by you usage butchers anymore. Fair enough?

I'm somewhat of a random thinker, so I don't want this to be just about grammar and usage. I'll toss in other things from time to time just to make it fun and interesting, and I encourage you to do the same. Let's make this sort of a "language lab." Anything you come across that others might find interesting, language-related or not, toss it into the stew. As I said, I love random musings.

I guess I'll leave this post at the top for a couple days just so people know what the heck it's all about. Then I'll start setting you people straight and correcting your abysmal usage. Who knows? I may actually get someone to read it! Hooray!