tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1381989878477019621.comments2023-06-15T10:11:18.476-04:00Written Expressions: the blogAmiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15321668888778513489noreply@blogger.comBlogger617125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1381989878477019621.post-28006289150602083812012-03-27T15:23:37.116-04:002012-03-27T15:23:37.116-04:00Who knew those would cure colds? LOL
Good ol'...Who knew those would cure colds? LOL<br /><br />Good ol' Giant Eagle. I miss those stores. :)Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18045985667596964511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1381989878477019621.post-67345939346974885352011-11-10T15:50:58.029-05:002011-11-10T15:50:58.029-05:00LOL! Amie, I've missed you. :)LOL! Amie, I've missed you. :)Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18045985667596964511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1381989878477019621.post-88372045256880396222011-11-07T08:36:46.938-05:002011-11-07T08:36:46.938-05:00Fine, you doubting Mike:
Some would say that a se...Fine, you doubting Mike:<br /><br />Some would say that a sentence can be extended indefinitely it would be really difficult to do unless you used a lot of very precise punctuation like commas and semicolons and maybe the occasional em dash to separate your independent clauses and give the sentence the appropriate context and even if you succeeded at that I bet it would be really hard to read line after line of text your eyes would probably be begging for a period to put you out of your misery there would be no relief in sight as the sentence kept going on and on without end though a sentence can be very short and still be considered a run-on sentence because the definition of a run-on sentence isn’t a sentence that goes on and on it’s a sentence that is made up of two or more independent clauses that are joined without a conjunction some people consider the comma splice to be a type of run-on sentence there are some grammar purists who would tell you that a comma splice isn’t a run-on sentence at all it’s an entirely different kind of grammatical faux pas.Amiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15321668888778513489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1381989878477019621.post-58048905959816248082011-11-06T00:30:37.322-04:002011-11-06T00:30:37.322-04:00Text or it didn't happen.Text or it didn't happen.mikelietzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03987647141026275827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1381989878477019621.post-37592612299140762032011-09-01T21:18:14.024-04:002011-09-01T21:18:14.024-04:00Sorry Lori--send me your optometry bill (or your o...Sorry Lori--send me your optometry bill (or your ophthalmology bill, if you looked right at it).Amiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15321668888778513489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1381989878477019621.post-6781983181847370992011-09-01T11:44:21.962-04:002011-09-01T11:44:21.962-04:00ACK!!! My eyes!!!!
She damn well better be Britis...ACK!!! My eyes!!!!<br /><br />She damn well better be British with puntuation like that!Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18045985667596964511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1381989878477019621.post-17254647842749380382011-05-18T15:15:05.488-04:002011-05-18T15:15:05.488-04:00It's hard to believe that no one working on th...It's hard to believe that no one working on the film noticed the typo. I'm also surprised they didn't get more flack for it on the web and elsewhere. Unbelievable.Kim Christiansonhttp://sandypencil@hawaii.rr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1381989878477019621.post-51941640518680935132011-03-11T17:54:43.950-05:002011-03-11T17:54:43.950-05:00Agreed.Agreed.Amiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15321668888778513489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1381989878477019621.post-759224061687300342011-03-10T10:27:41.028-05:002011-03-10T10:27:41.028-05:00Spellcheck fails to pick up some basics. Avoid!Spellcheck fails to pick up some basics. Avoid!Michael Soininenhttp://www.michaelsoininen.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1381989878477019621.post-52780575284848752382011-03-05T10:55:15.491-05:002011-03-05T10:55:15.491-05:00Lori, isn't it fun when a client puts more sto...Lori, isn't it fun when a client puts more stock in their friends than in the professional he is paying to do the work?Amiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15321668888778513489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1381989878477019621.post-32190463387015345352011-03-04T08:17:38.912-05:002011-03-04T08:17:38.912-05:00I LOATHE Grammar Check! It cost me a client, who t...I LOATHE Grammar Check! It cost me a client, who thought the machine was infinitely more educated than I was. Even after I quoted chapter-and-verse of the style manual to him, he decided to go with what Microsoft - those bastions of perfect grammar and grammarians.<br /><br />Then again, it could have been the four friends he had editing my edits....Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18045985667596964511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1381989878477019621.post-42014798616977385002011-02-17T13:53:29.000-05:002011-02-17T13:53:29.000-05:00Hurray! I never trust that crazy spellcheck. Some ...Hurray! I never trust that crazy spellcheck. Some of the suggestions I know are not correct. I now use WhiteSmoke. It's a little better. At least it catches when I use a word incorrectly such as "then" and "than". But the best type of spellcheck is my very own eyes.Angela Hood-Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17985240493993599473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1381989878477019621.post-69265278067994655602011-02-17T12:18:39.734-05:002011-02-17T12:18:39.734-05:00Well.....maybe.Well.....maybe.Amiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15321668888778513489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1381989878477019621.post-63489060821400782582011-02-04T18:52:15.761-05:002011-02-04T18:52:15.761-05:00You only think he's cute because he's spea...You only think he's cute because he's speaking grammar.Momo Falihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09735425888226178189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1381989878477019621.post-83572503428708152142011-01-21T08:49:07.459-05:002011-01-21T08:49:07.459-05:00Oh, damn! You should have! LOLOh, damn! You should have! LOLLorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18045985667596964511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1381989878477019621.post-59264826772908551892011-01-14T22:26:17.995-05:002011-01-14T22:26:17.995-05:00Gah! I switched the order and forgot to fix the c...Gah! I switched the order and forgot to fix the copy...I'm updating the post now!!!!Amiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15321668888778513489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1381989878477019621.post-22854474096347274442011-01-12T22:09:33.679-05:002011-01-12T22:09:33.679-05:00You... you told him you only write gay literature?...You... you told him you only write gay literature? Or have I confused what you meant by "latter"? Because if you told him option 2, you should have some very interesting photos soon.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13283637574752935837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1381989878477019621.post-51377766674127129292010-12-07T08:18:01.956-05:002010-12-07T08:18:01.956-05:00Oh gawd, that's hilarious!
Let me just say, t...Oh gawd, that's hilarious!<br /><br />Let me just say, though, having that postcard go out the way you received it would certainly have made that company memorable to their audience! LOLLorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18045985667596964511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1381989878477019621.post-26410604491023313732010-11-09T08:19:57.090-05:002010-11-09T08:19:57.090-05:00LOL!
Just came across this one yesterday. Client ...LOL!<br /><br />Just came across this one yesterday. Client has "corrected" my grammar, using the wrong "who/whom" reference. Don't we love walking that minefield?Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18045985667596964511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1381989878477019621.post-11324924298173118162010-10-26T21:21:11.017-04:002010-10-26T21:21:11.017-04:00Hooray for writing humor! Love it! Oh, sorry. I...Hooray for writing humor! Love it! Oh, sorry. I love it!Momo Falihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09735425888226178189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1381989878477019621.post-90844428118939150392010-10-11T20:31:56.220-04:002010-10-11T20:31:56.220-04:00Ladies, I wouldn't even know where to begin......Ladies, I wouldn't even know where to begin...Amiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15321668888778513489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1381989878477019621.post-54822594681656199932010-10-11T14:39:06.015-04:002010-10-11T14:39:06.015-04:00Yea, I feel left out, too. :)Yea, I feel left out, too. :)Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18045985667596964511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1381989878477019621.post-34906083676626461272010-10-10T19:54:15.623-04:002010-10-10T19:54:15.623-04:00You mean I've been following you all this time...You mean I've been following you all this time and you're not even going to talk dirty to me?Momo Falihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09735425888226178189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1381989878477019621.post-43799606234938879392010-08-21T22:33:15.949-04:002010-08-21T22:33:15.949-04:00Egads! *Shudders*
I couldn't resist, but I wi...Egads! *Shudders*<br /><br />I couldn't resist, but I wish I had.Momo Falihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09735425888226178189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1381989878477019621.post-50467534769224874082010-08-21T22:31:24.402-04:002010-08-21T22:31:24.402-04:00I have to Google him now, but I'm kind of scar...I have to Google him now, but I'm kind of scared to do it before I go to bed.Momo Falihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09735425888226178189noreply@blogger.com