Tuesday, June 19, 2012

heroin/heroine: Common Errors in English Usage Entry for Tuesday, June 19, 2012

heroin/heroine
Heroin is a highly addictive opium derivative; the female main character in a narrative is a heroine.






















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Enough with the heroics—Paul Brians' latest blog entries tell us when not to use "peon" and what the meaning of "soda speak" might be.
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  1. depthAugust 29, 2012 at 3:10 PM

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  2. depthAugust 30, 2012 at 7:41 AM

    I'm curious, is this image public domain? I was thinking of using it for a poster is all.

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    1. TomAugust 30, 2012 at 10:20 AM

      According to wpclipart.com, it is in the public domain:

      http://tinyurl.com/9qg6d2h

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    2. depthSeptember 3, 2012 at 10:16 AM

      Thank you very much!

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