We Demand Gooder Grammar!

Having a B.A. in communications puts one on the defensive since it invites greater scrutiny from others. But it also puts one on the offensive: Fighting the good fight against the decline of the Mother Tongue can be exhausting.

Baby Boomer Humor, baby boomers, clean humor, communication, cultural decline, Humor, language, language and vocabulary, vocabularySue Anne KirkhamOctober 28, 2024preserving the language, grammar police, writing, english usage, word crafting, assaults on EnglishComment

Trading a Vacuous Caper for a Delightful Destination

I threw a book in the trash bin yesterday. This is not something I do lightly.

baby boomers, books, communication, cultural decline, literary standardsSue Anne KirkhamJune 19, 2024Charles Kuralt, obscenity in modern literature, good reads, key west, I banned this book!, quality writing, good writing, lazy authors, are literary standards dead?Comment

Air(wave) Pollution

I've been having problems with my tongue lately. Nothing physical or medical. More of a slippage issue. Foul language, which I abhor, occasionally comes rolling out from some murky cesspool in my subconscious.

baby boomers, Christian Witness, civilization in decline, clean humor, communication, Faith & Courage, Inspiration, Modern Life, personal responsibility, reading trendsSue Anne KirkhamJanuary 28, 2024profanity on TV, contemporary culture, godly language, Only Murders in the Building, Loving Zelda, cultural declineComment

What's Your Love Language?

…the man I adored wasn't big on committing schmaltzy outpourings of prose to paper. That was more my style. But he was ever ready to swoop in and solve everyday problems with his creative, Mensa-qualifying intellect and his tender, considerate heart.

Inspiration, relationships, communicationSue Anne KirkhamJuly 29, 2023Love language, Sue Anne Kirkham, Love Comments

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