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MorningGlow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:39 PM Original message |
Grammar Cop (actually Spelling Cop) says, "It's lightNING, folks" |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:41 PM Response to Original message |
1. Alright. Try not to loose your cool. |
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MorningGlow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:42 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. GAAAAAHHHHH!!! |
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ScreamingMeemie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:42 PM Response to Original message |
3. Mother of National Spelling Bee participant says, |
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MorningGlow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:43 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. I usually say nothing |
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Mutley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:45 PM Response to Original message |
5. A dash is "--" and a hypen is "-" |
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MorningGlow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:47 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. ...Ur? I'm missing something here. 'Splain? n/t |
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Mutley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:48 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. I was just being silly |
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MorningGlow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:51 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. Nope. That was intentional. |
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Mutley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:54 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. After the word "grammar" |
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MorningGlow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:56 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. Yep, that's intentional and correct |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 09:30 PM Response to Reply #20 |
27. However, news style calls for |
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MorningGlow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 09:37 PM Response to Reply #27 |
31. It does?! EW! |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 09:44 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. I imagine it's because newspaper columns |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 09:28 PM Response to Reply #17 |
26. Hmmm... |
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Mutley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 09:37 PM Response to Reply #26 |
30. ! |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:48 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. Em dash or en dash? |
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Mutley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:50 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Em dash |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:48 PM Response to Original message |
7. As long as we're on an 'e' kick |
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Mutley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:49 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. Nazi. |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:52 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. Jawohl! |
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Mutley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:55 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. Now I'm askeared! |
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MorningGlow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:49 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. Good one. Ooh, here's another. |
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KC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 09:03 PM Response to Reply #11 |
22. Here is one |
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MorningGlow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 09:06 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. I had to learn that one when I was in my 20s |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 09:33 PM Response to Reply #23 |
28. 'Anything further, father?' |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:53 PM Response to Original message |
15. ya'll? |
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MorningGlow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:54 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Poetic license |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 09:34 PM Response to Reply #15 |
29. 'Y'all' |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 10:10 PM Response to Reply #29 |
33. I know |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 10:18 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. Sweet! |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 10:27 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. Yes, it was far from perfect, but they were out there doing it in some punishing sun |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 10:38 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. Yeah, the old wool unies |
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hobbit709 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:54 PM Response to Original message |
16. My mother used to work as an assistant editor at the local fishwrap. |
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MorningGlow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:58 PM Response to Reply #16 |
21. We could definitely learn a thing or two (or 12) from non-native English speakers |
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littlebit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 09:07 PM Response to Original message |
24. I was hit in the head one to many times as a child. |
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MorningGlow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 09:08 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. Dain bramage cases excepted! |
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amitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-10-08 01:13 AM Response to Original message |
37. Since lightning is a noun, the verb should be lightning-ing. |
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ScreamingMeemie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-10-08 01:15 AM Response to Reply #37 |
38. I did! |
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amitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-10-08 01:16 AM Response to Reply #38 |
39. We're the smart ones, kiddo. |
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