Bias is a noun.

Dennis G. Jerz / 4 Sep 2015

Avoid biased reporting. Avoid bias in your reporting. A person might be biased. A person cannot be bias.

It seems I am more frequently encountering students using “bias” instead of “biased.” I believe they just aren’t hearing the “-ed” ending when people say “That opinion is biased.”

6 thoughts on “Bias is a noun.”

Dennis G. Jerz says:
4 Sep 2015 at 11:13 am
Of course, “bias” is also a verb. I hope my desire to simplify the graphic doesn’t bias your opinion of me.
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Karissa Kilgore says:
4 Sep 2015 at 11:34 am
It’s tough to teach non-native English speakers how to ensure they use the “ed” ending in speech. Hitting that hard “d” at the end of the word is the only way to make it clear. Pronunciation and enunciation matter.
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Cathy Ganley says:
4 Sep 2015 at 2:54 pm
I get “use to” a lot.
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- Dennis G. Jerz says:
  4 Sep 2015 at 3:50 pm
  Oddly enough… As You Like It II.iii
  …[T]his night he means
  To burn the lodging where you use to lie
  And you within it: if he fail of that,
  He will have other means to cut you off.
  Here “use to” means “where you usually” do it, not “where you were accustomed to” do it in the past.
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- Cathy Ganley says:
  4 Sep 2015 at 5:37 pm
  Interesting. Ty
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Josh Epstein says:
26 Aug 2017 at 4:52 pm
Don’t be so prejudice.
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Bias is a noun.

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