Tag: proper
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April 09, 2008 10:49 AM EDT --
I received this in e-mail from arcamax.com and thought I would share with those of you who are interested.
Spel chek
I halve a spelling checker,
It came with my pea see
It plainly marks . . . more
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August 01, 2008 10:52 AM EDT --
$34 Gather point Dollars
10 new connections
With this new update, it is a change. I think I like the old display better. It will take a while to get used to.
I timed out 2 more memory lines . . . more
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October 25, 2006 12:42 PM EDT --
farther / further
Farther, the comparative form of far, refers to
1) physical distance
2) physical space in actual measurements
Example:
Emily, don't walk farther down . . . more
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September 25, 2007 10:46 AM EDT --
Ok, as all families tend to be, this is a true story about a dysfunctional family. The names have been changed to protect the innocent, well if you can call them that. Yet, . . . more
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March 23, 2008 11:37 AM EDT --
Can you finish this line?
If I had a million dollars____________________...
What would you do with a million dollars?
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June 10, 2007 12:39 PM EDT --
Do you usually take something for the host/hostess if they invite you for a meal? I never did and then I had a friend that always brought a bottle of wine for a nice meal or a little yard ornament for . . . more
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October 12, 2006 02:28 PM EDT --
lose / loose
Lose, pronounced /luz/ is a verb.
Lose has three possible meanings:
to "misplace" something,
to "fail to win," or
to "be deprived of" something.
The past . . . more
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October 09, 2007 08:30 PM EDT --
So what if my friends call me Grammar Nazi. I'm PROUD to be PROPER!
Want a few verb teasers?
First, allow me to share two of my pet peeves.
1) When folks don't know how to use adventurous . . . more
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March 09, 2008 09:17 AM EDT --
The Winter Wonderful is back, from rain yesterday
To this this morning. I feel lucky though, some place in Ohio got 22 inches!
And the time changed last night . . . more
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August 10, 2008 03:50 PM EDT --
After having read, or been exposed to, countless posts/articles written in the most atrocious form of English, I have decided to create a group where those of us who have some appreciation for our language . . . more
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January 16, 2008 05:31 PM EST --
I just have to get this off my chest. I've constantly seen people write that "I could care less about that." This isn't correct. What they mean to say is, "I . . . more
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January 27, 2008 12:54 PM EST --
By now, we've all heard of the guy on YouTube (I'm not providing a link; you'll just have to find it yourself) who taped the tearful entreaty for everyone to "Leave Britany . . . more
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April 09, 2007 02:37 AM EDT --
Words mean things.
This is the first thing you learn as a writer and/or an editor. It is the reason why I email the columnists with whom I work at the newspaper QSaltLake if some aspect of a column isn't . . . more
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December 19, 2006 08:26 AM EST --
If you do not have a tire depth gauge. Then you can use a penny.
Insert the penny into the tread groove with Lincoln's face showing, with his head upsidedown. If you are able to see all of Lincoln's . . . more
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January 14, 2008 04:06 PM EST --
Continuing to map my articles.
This is a series of articles I shared starting in February of last year. The inspiration for the articles came from a Health Foods Chart I had received via . . . more
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July 02, 2008 05:25 AM EDT --
In Asia, more than in any continent in the world, there are beautiful women who look younger than their actual age. Perhaps it's the tropical climate, or maybe the quality of Asian skin that made . . . more
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February 03, 2008 11:29 PM EST --
Ever since Gather gave us the ability to delete comments, I've been wrestling with the notion of what I'd find unacceptable enough to want to delete from a comment thread. After much soul-searching, . . . more
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October 28, 2006 01:56 AM EDT --
Below are some examples of Redneck words translated to English as well as examples of how the Redneck words are used in Redneck conversation. Hell, I'm on the verge of becoming . . . more
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December 11, 2006 11:21 PM EST --
The first thing a student learns in college English is that one of the most serious blunders in writing is that of a “comma fault,” the misuse of a comma for a semicolon, i.e., if two independent . . . more
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August 12, 2008 03:04 PM EDT --
Class! CLASS! Now, let's all settle down and pay attention, shall we?
Today we're going to examine proper forms of address. There will be a test on this material later on, so, I advise . . . more
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