Posted on 02/01/2012 12:47:25 PM PST by Daffynition
yeah and what about the “W” ?
ONE has a “W” sound but no “W”
TWO has a “W” but no “W” sound.
and how about “I before E except after C”
It’s not rocket science, and don’t be deceived, but it’s an ancient axiom and what’s weird is Einstein has it wrong twice in his name. Either this axiom works or neither work. I’ll raise a stein to that.
I believe I’ve achieved my purpose.
i’m outta here.
Not only do most people misuse “moot”, but many of them misspell/pronounce/misunderstand it as “mute”.
Now, now, Major Winchester, don’t be too hard on such cretins.
Try this: http://www.amazon.com/Little-Brown-Handbook-Ninth/dp/0321103505
It covers grammar, punctuation, and just about everything else you'd need to write well.
It was a life-saver for many courses (this is the latest version, mine was pre-internet).
As in, "I got to carry my father to the doctor this afternoon."
penultimate
I goofed. There is a newer version than in my link. Version 12 is out. Scroll down a bit on my linked page, and you’ll see the link to the latest version.
GR8 POST!
But will those who need it, read it?
Very good. Perhaps we could send some FReepers to grammar boot camp.
Actually, I can excuse people who are typing a quick response in a post, but I want to tear my hair out at what passes for journalistic writing in more than I few of the articles I see in a day. And what comes out of the mouths of the idiot pundits makes me scream at my TV quite frequently.
How about “nother” as in “That’s a whole nother thing”? Aack!
Blame it on the inter-web. Basically when writing HTML code in order to add 2 spaces after a period requires an extra character ( - non-breaking space). You can put as many spaces as you want, but HTML will show only one. I always thought the double space after the period was similar to double spacing your papers. It was so the teacher had room for notes while grading.
The same can be said about indenting a paragraph. You rarely see that any longer. It's the same scenario there as with period spacing. In code you have to put 5 characters for indention. Back in the modem and ISDN days a document full of those extraneous spaces might mean a loss of valuable download performance.
Prolly not.
bfl
I’d have gotten further in life if I knew these simple rules :-)
How about “most unique”? “A myriad of”?
As to your question regarding on or two spaces after a period. I am pretty sure that I learned in my high school typing class in the 1960s to make two spaces after a period, after a colon and after a semicolon.
As a matter of fact, I usually still do that — I just did it above! — but Microsoft Word usually flags it as an error.
>>>But will those who need it, read it?<<<
Slim chant’s of that.
Oh! OH!! I can’t believe someone else brought it up!
Every morning during our daily meeting, “those ones” is constantly being used. It drives me absolutely bonkers! A work buddy is going to hit me one of these days because I’m trying to break her of that habit. ugh!
I two try too abide by these rules. Also the issue between these to words - their and they’re. There important.
And than there is ‘when’ and ‘whence’!And, of course, ‘where’ and ‘whither!’
Irregardless, its the messege that counts.
And another that drives me crazy is “way this” or “way that” as in “way better” as an example. It’s “these ones” and “those ones” that are examples of the great grammar they don’t teach in school now. I’ve heard teachers talk that way. Thank G-d I was home schooled. I won’t go into “free gift” I always hear in commercials.
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