The Language Corner for Columbia Journalism Review

August 31, 2005

I’m a sucker, a total sucker, for anything that attempts to explain the often wacky rules of our beautiful language in terms that every man jack can understand. The Language Corner is just such a thing.

Various rules of the language, including rules of thumb, are discussed here (with as little jargon as possible) because we need to know the rules to know when to follow them, when to bend them, even when to break them.

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Scientists discover, to their chagrin, most people want a second opinion on evolution.

The poll found that 42 percent of respondents held strict creationist views, agreeing that “living things have existed in their present form since the beginning of time.”

In contrast, 48 percent said they believed that humans had evolved over time. But of those, 18 percent said that evolution was “guided by a supreme being,” and 26 percent said that evolution occurred through natural selection. In all, 64 percent said they were open to the idea of teaching creationism in addition to evolution, while 38 percent favored replacing evolution with creationism.

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