The internet thrives on geek culture. We know this. However, internet culture is usually associated with science and technology. There are some awesome sites for I.T. geeks out there--slashdot, thinkgeek, and xkcd come to mind. And scifi nuts always have wizard, ign, and wookieepedia.
But what's out there for us grammar geeks? Here are few time-waster blogs that an English major would enjoy:
www.passiveaggressivenotes.com
The title sums this up pretty well-- a blog of real life notes seeping with passive aggression. It's a great display of how written language is often used as confrontation avoidance. And some of these notes are funny as hell.
www.apostropheabuse.com
If you're grammar nerd and need to rage hardcore, just spend a few seconds on this blog. I try not lose faith in humanity when I see the hundred's of misused apostrophes cataloged.
www.unnecessaryquotes.com
Another anger-inducer for grammar police. Apparently a "large" population of English speakers seem to think that quotation marks are emphatic markers. Instead of using, you know-- bold font.
www.contrariwise.org
This is a blog of literary tattoos. It takes a devoted kind of literary geek to tattoo oneself with a favorite line of prose or verse, but you'd be surprised how popular these are becoming. For fun, try to spot all the "so it goes" tattoos in honor of Mr. Vonnegut.
That's all I have for now--feel free to comment with your own geeky English major blogs!
-Max
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
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