11.04.2008

Also for the record.....

Since a few of you seem to think you caught my grammar error.....

Is it "speak your piece" or "speak your peace"?

It should be speak (or say) your piece. The other expression is "hold your peace". There's a lot of confusion in usage. Some folks imagine that since these expressions are opposites, the last word in each should be the same; but in fact they are unrelated expressions. "Hold your peace" means to “maintain your silence,” . The other means literally “speak aloud a piece of writing” but is used to express the idea of making a statement.

http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/hold.h...

1 comment:

Laurel said...

It's been a little while since I checked out your blog...why is that? Anyway, it's been fun to catch up, and Man! Did I miss all the broo-ha-ha! I appreciated your courage and willingness to engage in civil debate as well as your self-respect to stand up to crudeness and incivility. Why is it that some can't disagree without getting nasty?

Anyway, I just wanted to give you a shout out. Bravo!