I loved everything about this NYT piece by Sarah Lyall.* Mary Norris' Between You & Me: Confessions of a Comma Queen will need to find a place beside some of the other unique grammar titles on my shelf after its release next Monday.
Last night during dinner conversation, I asked a friend if she was the "oldest child". She responded that indeed she was the "eldest child" (with slight emphasis on the adjective) of her family.
I wonder what Ms. Norris would have to say about that.
*especially the bit about pet peeves
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