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"Women" versus "female"

I must make one short apology here. Chris Heard calls me out on my use of “women bibliobloggers,” which he notes should be “female bibliobloggers” as “women” is not an adjective. Well, Dictionary.com (oh, holy of holy resources) does have it listed as one, but it is not exactly a ringing endorsement for its usage: [...]

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"Just" grammar?

My friend Matt, who happens to be a PhD student in New Testament studies at Fuller Seminary, and has been a TA for two of my classes now, has a strong opinion about the word “just.” He handed out a list of “Things to Avoid” to the class and this was at the top of [...]

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