This week on the podcast we begin our discussion of the apostrophe, both the word itself and its use in punctuation. We go into some detail about good practice in typesetting along the way.
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A blog post on its/it’s—are there three common errors to talk about here?
The possessive apostrophe his origin
This week we conclude our discussion on the topic of nuclear war in the arts.
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Nuclear Texts & Contexts
Nuclear Holocausts: Atomic War in Fiction, by Paul Brians
Vladimir Gakov and Paul Brians: Nuclear-War Themes in Soviet Science Fiction, An Annotated Bibliography
This week we continue our discussion on the topic of nuclear war in the arts.
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Nuclear Holocausts: Atomic War in Fiction, by Paul Brians
Newsletter: Nuclear Texts & Contexts
Nuke Pop (popular culture images of nuclear war)
Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 and the Dystopian Tradition
Vladimir Gakov and Paul Brians: Nuclear-War Themes in Soviet Science Fiction, An Annotated Bibliography
This week we talk about a word used in the first Clinton/Trump debate that triggered a lot of response for Paul Brians: nuclear.
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Merriam-Webster tracks election words on their site
The New York Times: Jonathan Mahler watches the debate in silence
Muscular Christianity
Nuclear Holocausts: Atomic War in Fiction, by Paul Brians
The Common Errors in English Usage Podcast 