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Pharaoh Ochichi

Comma shouldn't needlessly split up a subject from its verb

The cover of Eats Shoots and Leaves says it all. That if you’re unsettled about the apostrophe, dazed by the comma, or simply baffled by the semi-colon, you need to link up with Lynne Truss, the punctuation stickler. And Truss doesn’t disappoint – she just dazzles
By Pharaoh Ochichi 9 years ago
Comma shouldn't needlessly split up a subject from its verb
It's quite in order to 'admit to accusations'
It's quite in order to 'admit to accusations'
By Pharaoh Ochichi 9 years ago
Here is the meaning of the word 'joyrider' that Rio popularised
Here is the meaning of the word 'joyrider' that Rio popularised
By Pharaoh Ochichi 9 years ago
Accuracy, sincerity are hallmarks of a good argument
Accuracy, sincerity are hallmarks of a good argument
By Pharaoh Ochichi 9 years ago
You must not die when ‘electrocuted’
If you approach an academic to seek his opinion about this or that issue, you shouldn’t be surprised if he reaches his bookshelf, and piles on his table a number of titles on what you considered an easy issue for an intellectual to tackle without any reference.
By Pharaoh Ochichi 10 years ago
You must not die when ‘electrocuted’
Football clubs like ‘Gor Mahia’ are plural nouns
As local sports journalists write about the world’s most popular sport – the beautiful game, also called soccer in some countries – they should avoid writing, for example, that “Gor Mahia has thrashed Tusker 3-0
By Pharaoh Ochichi 10 years ago
Football clubs like ‘Gor Mahia’ are plural nouns
Getting rid of inconsistency in writing
If you think explaining to someone the meaning of the simple word ‘consistency’ is easy, you’d better think again.
By Pharaoh Ochichi 10 years ago
Getting rid of inconsistency in writing
Style is about clarity, not pomposity
Willis, the guy of ‘Mind Your Language’ on KTN, is different. The way he speaks, how he gestures and chuckles.
By Pharaoh Ochichi 10 years ago
Style is about clarity, not pomposity
Face the fact, and stop misteaching grammar
A fallacy is a false idea that undermines a sound argument. There are a number of fallacies but the common ones are faulty generalisations, false authority, red herring, straw man, and attacking the arguer instead of the argument.
By Pharaoh Ochichi 10 years ago
Face the fact, and stop misteaching grammar
The punctuation mark can win or lose a court case
Prof Karori Mbugua and Prof Mauri Yambo, University of Nairobi lecturers of Philosophy and Sociology respectively,
By Pharaoh Ochichi 10 years ago
The punctuation mark can win or lose a court case
The word ‘than’ is more than a preposition
What the Bible or the Koran is to a preacher is what a dictionary is to a writer or a public speaker: they are indispensable implements.
By Pharaoh Ochichi 10 years ago
The word ‘than’ is more than a preposition
English, indeed, has the word ‘Prioritise’
Greek philosopher, Heraclitus of Ephesus, once said, “It is impossible for a man to step into the same river twice”. What he meant was that when a man steps into (the) river the second time, it would not be the same water and he would not be the same man – changes would have already taken place.
By Pharaoh Ochichi 10 years ago
English, indeed, has the word ‘Prioritise’
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