tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595517.post1506772006546492743..comments2023-07-19T09:45:46.715-05:00Comments on NoFo: Punishable writing feloniesJakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00185984468611879364noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595517.post-20260819579128892822012-11-04T11:04:42.245-06:002012-11-04T11:04:42.245-06:00My mother used to ask me if I'd like an egg om...My mother used to ask me if I'd like an egg omelette, a phrase I used to be exasperated about, until I remembered that she had lived through WW2 in the UK when there had been omelettes made of egg-substitute...Paul Brownseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00764726326208869989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595517.post-7778004357800230052012-04-24T16:03:48.696-05:002012-04-24T16:03:48.696-05:00There is actually a site for the second felony: ht...There is actually a site for the second felony: http://www.unnecessaryquotes.com/Dirknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595517.post-58603684270307227212012-04-14T20:05:24.138-05:002012-04-14T20:05:24.138-05:00oh Jake - missed you so much.
As a graphic design...oh Jake - missed you so much.<br /><br />As a graphic designer who has to layout such hideous crimes against the writers craft. I feel your pain.<br /><br />Hope you and all close to you are well, and I can see you are still grammar grumpy!2PAXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669147810172308410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595517.post-86475720563874661002012-04-12T12:51:04.454-05:002012-04-12T12:51:04.454-05:00You're back! Hooray!
I love it when a rest...You're back! Hooray! <br /><br /> I love it when a restaurant menu declares Try our "homemade" soups. Or Desserts just like "mom" used to make! <br /><br />And the other day I saw a truck, and on the back was painted "Ask us for a moving quote" and I was puzzled until I asked my husband if he thought the truck drivers were MFAs who couldn't get tenure and he (an engineer) pointed out the obvious, that it's a moving company, not a couple of Yeats scholars.Kevin in Marylandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595517.post-24734761043174661782012-04-09T11:54:40.924-05:002012-04-09T11:54:40.924-05:00True this. My stupid. I will fix my post post-hast...True this. My stupid. I will fix my post post-haste.Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00185984468611879364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595517.post-48260593968233165952012-04-09T11:28:00.630-05:002012-04-09T11:28:00.630-05:00If you google, you will also find many people comm...If you google, you will also find many people committing each and every one of the sins you mention. You should google the definition of participle.<br /><br />A participle is a verb form that is used as another part of speech, typically an adjective or a noun. If your example had started with "Being our best customer," you would have a dangling/misplaced participle. But you cannot have a dangling participle without a participle.TEDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07765245186357910074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595517.post-89361082913104556032012-04-09T11:20:48.714-05:002012-04-09T11:20:48.714-05:00I actually googled it to check and found more sour...I actually googled it to check and found more sources calling it a participle than a modifier.Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00185984468611879364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595517.post-45790485150418979702012-04-09T10:45:12.267-05:002012-04-09T10:45:12.267-05:00Dangling participles
As our best customer, we want...<i>Dangling participles<br />As our best customer, we want to thank you</i><br /><br />That is a good example of either a dangling modifier or a misplaced modifier, but it is not a dangling participle. There is no participle in "as our best customer."TEDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07765245186357910074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595517.post-44801480070788123002012-04-09T10:30:38.876-05:002012-04-09T10:30:38.876-05:00Grammar snob!!Grammar snob!!Ha! As if I was going to tell you!https://www.blogger.com/profile/13992130586401654472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595517.post-60139946193137643452012-04-09T10:20:12.042-05:002012-04-09T10:20:12.042-05:00Why don't you resurrect The Grammar Guy??? Da...Why don't you resurrect The Grammar Guy??? Dad and I have been waiting for you to do just that. I still have some copies of some of the best ones.....surprise, surprise!OBSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595517.post-9493579383618095332012-04-09T08:55:19.128-05:002012-04-09T08:55:19.128-05:00While I am often guilty of pointless capitalizatio...While I am often guilty of pointless capitalization and will with great infrequency use the imaginary that in a sermon context (not in something to be read), many on this list drive me to distraction, particularly redundancies, toddler typing and unparallel lists. <br /><br />The last of these will usually cause me to stop reading that particular publication/post/feature altogether. I know that I don't need to suggest that you offer a seminar to those who write in your profession on these crimes, as they are the most flagrant sources of violation.Kirbleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02209011310098458375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5595517.post-39266104562476657022012-04-09T08:44:15.597-05:002012-04-09T08:44:15.597-05:00HEY! Welcome back! I've missed you!HEY! Welcome back! I've missed you!Mrs. Chilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814787474739856911noreply@blogger.com