Grammar Girl

[Haight]

I love this site, but I don't recommend listening to all of the five minute podcasts in one day. Since I did, and now I have a headache.

Additionally, I'm pretty sure that I will have a nightmare tonight that will involve something splitting my infinitive; but I'm hoping for a positive contraction. Either way, I'll let you know how it turns out.

Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips

 

[logan235711]

pretty cool site, though most of it's basic mistakes, I didn't see anything too advanced yet (but I'm still looking, maybe I'll be surprised?!)

 

[nottaprettygal]

pretty cool site, though most of it's basic mistakes, I didn't see anything too advanced yet (but I'm still looking, maybe I'll be surprised?!)

Well, judging by the grammatical errors in that post, perhaps you do need some assistance.

 

[logan235711]

perhaps ; )

 

[C.J.Woolf]

I'm disappointed that Grammar Girl is not Rajah, 'cause that would have been sweet.

 

[MacGuffin]

I'm disappointed that Grammar Girl is not Rajah, 'cause that would have been sweet.

Maybe she is...

 

[C.J.Woolf]

Maybe she is...

If she is, then she is using the cover name Mignon Fogarty and wearing a Mission: Impossible-quality disguise. (Watch her TV interview.)

Of course, that would make Rajah even more awesome. Shades of Sydney Bristow!

 

[Ivy]

Maybe she is, in a metaphysical way.

In a sense, there's a little Rajah in all of us.

 

[MacGuffin]

Maybe she is, in a metaphysical way.

In a sense, there's a little Rajah in all of us.

You can get away with saying that because Rajah is female.

Otherwise I'd be making some sexual comment right now.

 

[Ivy]

You can get away with saying that because Rajah is female.

Otherwise I'd be making some sexual comment right now.

You know, I posted that, and I was musing "how long will it take for Mac to make a sexual comment about that?" I am impressed with your speed.

I am listening to "e.g. vs. i.e." right now. This chick's a little too "OMG Becky, look, at her, butt, it is liek, seau, big." I can't imagine Rajah sounds like this.

 

[C.J.Woolf]

This chick's a little too "OMG Becky, look, at her, butt, it is liek, seau, big." I can't imagine Rajah sounds like this.

It's part of her cover. Damn she's good.

 

[Rajah]

haha

Apparently, I sound like I'm 14...

Just addin' to the Grammar Girl mystique.


- Mignon Rajah


P.S. I approve of Ivy's sexually-tinged comments. Not Mac's.

 

[Geoff]

Haven't listened to Rajah.. sorry.. not Rajah's grammar girl podcasts, but is it like Eats, shoots and leaves?

I find this sort of stuff a bit pedantic, mostly. OK, so in a job I have to have immaculate presentation in professional writing, but not on the world wide wait.

As an aside, funny how business/corporate English is divorcing itself from traditional correctness. For example, my employer would use PS and eg and not P.S. and e.g. (which I believe is a common modification).

-Geoff

 

[Haight]

Well, judging by the grammatical errors in that post, perhaps you do need some assistance.

:yim_rolling_on_the_

 

[Wolf]

I'm surprised this isn't OMW.

 

[Haight]

Oh, the latest episode on "Less versus Fewer" was pure genius.

Genius, I say!