Posted on Friday, August 29, 2008 by laurajeanette
While reading the Tennessean online, I came across an article about John McCain selecting Alaska governor Sarah Palin as his running mate. The article gives a brief overview of Palin’s political/biographical background, ending with this final sentence:
She and her husband Todd Palin, have five children. The latest, a baby, was born with Down syndrome.
I find [...]
Filed under: Grammar Grrrs, Letters from the Editor | Tagged: Barack Obama, election, grammar, John McCain, president, Sarah Palin, Tennessean, vice president | 10 Comments »
Posted on Wednesday, May 28, 2008 by laurajeanette
My mom sent me the following e-mail today. Now I know for sure where I get my grammar amusement from. I get it from my mama, of course.
US tourist drugged, killed by train in Rome
Published: 5/26/08, 9:25 PM EDT
By MARTA FALCONI
ROME (AP) – An American tourist was killed by a train as he [...]
Filed under: From My Inbox, Grammar Grrrs | Tagged: associated press, email, grammar, headline, inbox, mom, rome, train | Leave a Comment »
Posted on Tuesday, April 1, 2008 by laurajeanette
Ambulate
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Form(s): am·bu·lat·ed; am·bu·lat·ing
Etymology: Latin ambulatus, past participle of ambulare
Date: circa 1623
: to move from place to place : walk
Why would you use the word “ambulate” when the word “walk” will work just fine, especially if you have already used the word “walk” to set up the sentence in which you [...]
Filed under: Grammar Grrrs, Letters from the Editor, Rants, The Daily Grind | Tagged: ambulate, synonyms, walk, word of the day, work | 2 Comments »
Posted on Thursday, January 24, 2008 by laurajeanette
From my inbox:
Congrads on your new position as editor.
Seriously? Come on people. For clarification, this was not some casual e-mail sent to me by a friend. If it were, I would have ignored it. (After all, I don’t spell check casual e-mails I send to friends. I don’t always spell check my blog.) But it [...]
Filed under: From My Inbox, Grammar Grrrs, The Daily Grind | Tagged: Coping, spelling | 1 Comment »
Posted on Monday, January 21, 2008 by laurajeanette
From my Inbox:
One suggestion I do have is to possibly get on a call with our president…He can talk about mold and its affect on allergies, and he can also provide solutions, with a VERY soft sell of our product (fact sheet attached). Let me know if that’s something worth while to pursue and I’d [...]
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Posted on Thursday, December 13, 2007 by laurajeanette
From a manuscript I’m currently editing:
I pick up a magazine, but I can’t concentrate on that either. The latest fad diet or newest winter fashions seem so inconsequential. I have a long “To Do” list, but I could care less.
And to save time, I’ll just steal someone else’s words:
The expression I could not care less [...]
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Posted on Tuesday, December 4, 2007 by laurajeanette
The following sentence is from an article written by a medical professional:
More importantly, the annual incidence of osteoporosis fractures is higher in prostate cancer patients treated with surgical or medical castration when compared to those treated without castration or with normal men.
This would be better:
More importantly, the annual incidence of osteoporosis fractures is higher [...]
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Posted on Wednesday, November 14, 2007 by laurajeanette
Report: Abstinence Not Curbing Teen Sex
Associated Press
Really? How is this possible? Maybe you should rethink that headline, Associated Press.
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