I've often said that if there's something that bugs the hell out of me, there's a blog out there already dedicated to it. And, while I'm still searching for a blog about having classics sections in video stores (because a black-and-white film lacks not only color, but genre), I have found two blogs about another annoyance -- the abuse of the English language.

1) The "Blog" of "Unnecessary" Quotation Marks

I'm tired of ordering "hot" coffee only to find that it is actually hot. If I had been able to get all the signatures on my Scott-For-Master-Of-The-Known-Universe petition, I would surely be instituting grand ideas like the Misuse and Abuse of Quotation Mark Brigade. It has gone on long enough. I'm just waiting for the vlog about the poor use of air quotes.

2) Literally, A Web Log

It always bugs me when people literally jump out of their skin or literally roll on the floor with laughter. Both are disturbing and both could have been easily avoided if people stopped using language so higglety-pigglety.

My current favorite post is about Britney Spears. According to the Access Hollywood, she "is literally on a roller coaster to hell." Wow. That's a much better choice than the highway or the handbasket.

For a counterpoint, read Jesse Sheidlower's essay, "The Trouble With Literally."