Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Beware the Lowly Comma ... It's National Punctuation Day!
The Grammar Guru has always maintained that punctuation is important. This company has found out too late that a simple comma voids their iron-clad contract before the original end date, and may end up costing them more than $2 million. That said, today is the day to celebrate punctuation. At least,... Sign in to see full entry.
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Tuesday, August 19, 2008
The Spelling Nazis Are Alive and Well
Very amused by a recent exchange on the Forbes.com website, commenting on an article about multi-level marketing. One guy corrected another's spelling, and lo, and behold, the wars were on! The argument was over which of two spellings was correct: bush league or Busch League. I did a little... Sign in to see full entry.
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Saturday, April 19, 2008
This Is a GREAT Article! Go Thou and Do Likewise!
http://www.propeller.com/viewstory/2008/04/18/ten-typographic-mistakes-everyone-makes/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.recedinghairline.co.uk%2Ffiles%2Fc1c3be2fda2b218e858029a4bde7e96c-397.html&frame=true[url and the comments section is hilarious! I can almost tell you how old each of the commenters is, simply... Sign in to see full entry.
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Friday, April 11, 2008
Sloppy, Impossible Writing
I"m reading the online news this morning, and one of the stories presents me with the following two sentences... sentences which are so badly written that I wonder how the writer made it out of journalism school! Can you pinpoint the problems and fix them? Problem Sentence 1: A widow is suing... Sign in to see full entry.
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Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Stop It, Stop It, STOP IT !
The Grammar Guru cannot take it anymore! "Low and behold," "roads to hoe," "lines to tow," "here, here!" and "he has more then me." WHAT is this world coming to that even simple, everyday expressions cannot be accurately spelled? The phrase, dear friends, is Lo, and behold! As is "lo, the angel... Sign in to see full entry.
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Friday, December 28, 2007
Do You Want to Copywrite or Copyright? There IS a Difference!
The Grammar Guru keeps coming across this unbelievable error in her excursions through both online and print media. She doesn't really understand why there is confusion between these two terms, but she thought that she ought, perhaps, to try to clear it up anyway. Copyright. This is the registration... Sign in to see full entry.
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Thursday, November 22, 2007
These Words Are NOT Interchangeable!
The Grammar Guru has become painfully aware of a more and more common mistake in word usage. She has seen this on blogs, on news sites, and in various other written venues. And the mistake is creeping into people's speech. So The Grammar Guru tells everyone, right now, to stop it! The words adieu... Sign in to see full entry.
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Monday, August 13, 2007
To End-Stop or Not: A Powerpoint Dilemma
Dear Grammar Guru: When doing a PowerPoint presentation, are periods required at the end of sentences and/or bullet points when they are complete sentences? Generally, if you have a slide that contains text in a block, like a quote or a sentence, you should use normal punctuation. For bullet points,... Sign in to see full entry.
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Sunday, April 15, 2007
Unh, Thag Use Big Word...
and nine-tenths of the population probably has no clue what Thag meant. I have come across the word solipsism or one of its variants three times in one day. That's not exactly a common word among the general population, yet the first two times I met it, I nodded politely and read on. The third time,... Sign in to see full entry.
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Thursday, March 22, 2007
Just a Reminder
Get in on the Blogit Writers' Donation! A group of us at work are having our own "Biggest Loser" competition, and we decided to participate in the local WalkAmerica 5K walk, a fundraiser to help prevent premature birth and to provide care for preemie babies. It's one of those "sponsored walk"... Sign in to see full entry.
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