Gooder Grammar

Say…what?

I see enough people now use "impactful" that the online dictionaries have picked it up. That fact alone speaks to its significantness. So it wouldn't be stupidful to use words that are likeful to you because, if they're used by enough people, they'll be plus-oned to the dictionaries. I heard a professional toss out "ferociousness"… Continue reading Say…what?

Gooder Grammar

Good. Night.

Charles "Charlie" Goodnight cast a large shadow over the American West. He fought in the Civil War. His name is half of that of the 2,000 mile Goodnight-Loving Trail blazed by him and Oliver Loving (and later John Chisum) when they drove the first herd of cattle from the Texas Panhandle, through Colorado, to Wyoming.… Continue reading Good. Night.

Gooder Grammar

Seeking Four

You can seek four new tires. You can't seek for new tires. You can seek for Jim and help him out if Jim is seeking four new tires. Then you would be seeking new tires with Jim. If, on the other hand, you were trying to find Jim, you'd be seeking Jim (no "for"). Seek… Continue reading Seeking Four