I never thought I’d ask for this. I thought after I was no longer being tortured with this horrible excuse for a song, I would never want to hear it again and would want to make an effort to forget it. But here I am, making a request that seems…impossible? No, the impossible is only …
Category Archives: wording and grammar
Did Anybody See Him Do It?
I have 1 question aboutJohn R. Herdmann and his condom theft,and no, it’s not about why a guy would go to all the trouble of busting up his SUV just for a couple pakcs. What I’m curious about is how he managed to do what the article says he did. Police identified him as the …
Brain Dump
Well, I’m tired. I didn’t sleep much last night. So I’m hoping this random pile of stuff will make me burn out so maybe I’ll catch a nap. For people who were wondering, I’m doing ok. There are times when I climb the rollercoaster hill and I’m at the top, like when I manage to …
I Saw The Error-Laiden Sign
It’s good to see someone standing up for the English language. It just sucks that it’s going to be called a crime. I mean, it has to be, because the guy altered a public sign. But the sign was wrong! Come on! “Emense”? That isn’t even a word! If there was a way to harness …
The English Language Was Also Killed
Hello, Guelph Mercury? Are you there? Yes, I’m talking to you. Is everybody there who knows what they’re doing on a long vacation, or does nobody give a shit anymore? I ask because I’m curious as to how garbage likethis makes it through your editing process, if you still have one that is. I’ll forgive …
How Bout No?…Or Is That Supposed To Be How Bout Know?
Lecturer calls for spelling amnesty on students’ top 20 errors I’ve got a better idea. If first-year university students can’t spell with any degree of competence, why not send them back to primary school and make them learn everything over again until they get it right? University is supposed to be where the best and …
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Rules Grammar Change I’ve already been awake for 2 hours and this still made my head spin for a minute.
Another Victory For Grade 1 Science
Fragmenting Arctic ice shelf a sign of warming temperatures: scientist In related news, gravity holds things down, the sky is up there and rain contains drops of water. I’m pretty certain that Derek Mueller didn’t write that headline himself, but the way he carries on and on like he’s just discovered the cure for cancer, …
Accused Bad Headline Suggester Found Guilty
I think thepoor writing in the Mercuryis starting to rub off on its readers. Thisis a letter to the editor from yesterday’s paper. Dear Editor – A large, bold headline on the front page of your July 24 edition prompts me to write this letter. “Accused baby killer was a ‘role model,’ ” it reads. …
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The Verbcast
As I’ve said before, I’m trying to keep my french alive. As part of that, some of us have been meeting in cafes on certain nights and just talking French. Sometimes, I feel like I’m improving, sometimes I still get stuck, but whatever. It’s a hell of a lot better than when I first went …