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Comment on Horrorscope by JD (The Engine Room)

JD (The Engine Room) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:55:41 +0000

Or perhaps I should have just said: goodness graceous!

Comment on Horrorscope by JD (The Engine Room)

JD (The Engine Room) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:54:24 +0000

I haven’t been flirtaceous since, like, the Cretacious.

Comment on Godforsaken lyrics by Bob

Bob — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:15:35 +0000

Wow, lots of not-so-smart people on here. It’s clear he didn’t know the meaning of god-forsaken, thinking it meant god-given. LOL @ all the searches for deeper meaning he may have intended. Listen to the song, people– it’s fluff.

Comment on How to use an apostrophe by Frume Sarah

Frume Sarah — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:58:38 +0000

However, the apostrophe is NEVER an acceptable option when applied to the plural form of nouns!

Not a single day passes without an apostrophe offense coming across my desk. I have recently started to think that I might have to resign myself to a world that accepts an apostrophe wherever it might land.

Comment on How to use an apostrophe by goofy

goofy — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:02:57 +0000

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of English Usage and the Oxford Companion to the English Language tell us that the apostrophe of plurality is still a standard option with letters, numbers, abbreviations, and symbols.

Comment on How to use an apostrophe by janet

janet — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:32:38 +0000

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Comment on How to use an apostrophe by Asmor

Asmor — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:52:09 +0000

And I’d just like to point out that I just woke up and didn’t get nearly enough sleep, so I’m not responsible for any grammar errors in the previous post. :/

Comment on How to use an apostrophe by Asmor

Asmor — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:51:18 +0000

Hopefully you’re already familiar to “Bob’s Guide to the Apostrophe, You Idiot!”

http://www.voidspace.org.uk/gallery/silly/bob%27s_guide_to_the_apostrophe.jpg

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Comment on Ado versus adieu by Douglas (Dana) Goncz, CPS

Douglas (Dana) Goncz, CPS — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:45:19 +0000

Yeah, there is no real definition of “ado”. It’s like “stuff”.

Introductions work best when the credentials are given first, and the name, last, as the person introduced rises for applause as they stroll to the podium, IMHO.

Like this:

“Our Secretary’s report will be given by the only one of us to travel all the way to the San Francisco office to get a pad of sticky notes when we were out, a real team player, Martha!”