tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294743887544399032.post8001470059177435666..comments2023-04-02T23:28:40.922-05:00Comments on The Book I'm Not Reading: Greengrocer's ApostropheThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01815494575119528277noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294743887544399032.post-19998765845473527002008-06-23T07:42:00.000-05:002008-06-23T07:42:00.000-05:00Quoting an earlier post: "...Greengrocer's Apostr...Quoting an earlier post: "...Greengrocer's Apostrophe and its apprentice, its/it's. Hate, hate, hate, hate. Apostrophes are for marking possession, not plural."<BR/><BR/>Well, that's the problem with it's/its. After learning that apostrophes are for marking possession, average Joe assumes that when he means "belonging to it", he should write "it's". It's a reasonable assumption, except that it's wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294743887544399032.post-84149334708940783332008-03-09T18:41:00.000-05:002008-03-09T18:41:00.000-05:00Don't Even Get Me Started On:- "the following:"- "...Don't Even Get Me Started On:<BR/><BR/>- "the following:"<BR/>- "comprised of"<BR/>- "utilize" (meaning "use")<BR/>- "x times more likely" (intending to mean, but actually different than, x times as likely)<BR/><BR/>And my favorite: "log on to" some web site you don't have to log on to in order to <I>visit, view, look at, check out,</I> etc.,.<BR/><BR/>You can always blow off editorial steam at www.testycopyeditors.org.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294743887544399032.post-15505881481506446622007-12-05T12:53:00.000-05:002007-12-05T12:53:00.000-05:00Fuzzy Kittys of Deth is much too mainstream to use...Fuzzy Kittys of Deth is much too mainstream to use as the name for a contradance band. Instead, use it the next time you play the GWCC Ceili, where if not appreciated it will at least be noticed. And have them make out the check to the band, not the individuals.An Briosca Morhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06855174362787324401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294743887544399032.post-56362421984498255192007-12-05T05:59:00.000-05:002007-12-05T05:59:00.000-05:00It's not as bad as "managerese". I know I've alrea...It's not as bad as "managerese". I know I've already sent you a mail about this, but I'm in a black rage about the mail saying they will help me "upskill for the future".<BR/><BR/>Upskill?<BR/><BR/>UPSKILL?!?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294743887544399032.post-73478980187506693912007-12-04T10:11:00.000-05:002007-12-04T10:11:00.000-05:00Ha! Though it strikes me as a tune title more tha...Ha! Though it strikes me as a tune title more than a band name....<BR/><BR/>And hell, who needs a new band name when you've got Fuzzy Kittys of Deth? Which I think should be used, even if the next time we play in an ensemble together is as a contradance band. *Especially* if the next time is as a contradance band.Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815494575119528277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294743887544399032.post-90601573125169099472007-12-04T10:00:00.000-05:002007-12-04T10:00:00.000-05:00Heh. What do you think of "The Greengrocer's" as a...Heh. What do you think of "The Greengrocer's" as a band name? With the apotrophe of course.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09687447622294689630noreply@blogger.com