nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqaum4qlaqrl9jlqahrt57czar9ah84nelfv0w75n28nk0d7x22z8q7nemk6 misuse of: colons; semi-colons, and, inevitably commas.

nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqaum4qlaqrl9jlqahrt57czar9ah84nelfv0w75n28nk0d7x22z8q7nemk6 People confusing grammar rules with style rules. Italicizing scientific names is a style rule. It has nothing to do with grammar.

nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqaum4qlaqrl9jlqahrt57czar9ah84nelfv0w75n28nk0d7x22z8q7nemk6 Misuse of "unique". Unique is binary, something is unique or it isn't. It can't be very unique, sort of unique, highly unique, etc.

nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqaum4qlaqrl9jlqahrt57czar9ah84nelfv0w75n28nk0d7x22z8q7nemk6 I have something similar to the T. rex thing: "USB." When people talk about USB DRIVES but they say something like "plug in the USB." USB is a standard including protocols, connectors...

nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqaum4qlaqrl9jlqahrt57czar9ah84nelfv0w75n28nk0d7x22z8q7nemk6 'broadcasted' and 'whilst' :blobcattableflip:

nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqaum4qlaqrl9jlqahrt57czar9ah84nelfv0w75n28nk0d7x22z8q7nemk6 My pet peeve is the regrettable transmogrification of nouns to be then used as verbs, e.g., ‘adult’ to ‘adulting’. NO! NO! NO!