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Joined: October 20, 2005
Number of comments posted: 656
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on: optimiSe or optimiZe ?
Aubrey, is that a typo? -ize IS the American version. Why w...
on: silent autumn
John, I did soften my position somewhat; however, I would no...
on: Word for unconscious vital process?
Jake, you discounted autonomous but autonomic is somehwat di...
on: Hyphens conundrum
I agree with you Aubrey, except that "grocery" in "grocery s...
on: Writing out percentages correctly
Excuse the brain freeze above. i didn't get much sleep last...
on: Writing out percentages correctly
Also it's interesting that in English, cent can mean either ...
on: Writing out percentages correctly
Regarding "... of a percent"; I've heard this before and eve...
on: Punctuation
Jo, it's called an ellipsis. If you poke around on this sit...
on: Motives vs. Motivation
To put it another way, from the American Heritage dictionary...
on: Motives vs. Motivation
Motivation can also mean "the act of motivating", where "mot...
on: “It is I” vs. “It is me”
Interesting to note, you may hear "it is I", but rarely hear...
on: “It is I” vs. “It is me”
Matthew, "smell" is not copular when used as a transitive ve...
on: Colon and semicolon in a single sentence
While a colon is used for lists, the example "stranger" gave...
on: Me vs. I
RE: "...It's a very important criterion for grammar. Otherwi...
on: Me vs. I
Sorry, goofy. The examples you gave are no different than s...
on: Me vs. I
No, goofy. Either one is not correct. "I" is correct. ICUU...
on: Farther/Further?
That is be true, John, but there are certainly examples wher...
on: I met him drunk
OK Slemmet, My first posting of August 2nd did use "while", ...
on: First Generation vs. Second Generation
This question has already been answered categorically and in...
on: I met him drunk
I was going to agree with you, Rebecca, but consider this. ...
on: How many thats?
I'm not sure I agree, John. My dictionary lists two differe...
on: I met him drunk
I think the phrase may be somewhat ambiguous. "I met him wh...
on: The use of “hey” in place of “hello”.
I've been hearing and saying "hey" for at least the past 30 ...
on: as best he can
I have to agree with the others. "...as best he can" is jus...
on: Me vs. I
Now, let me get this straight, Justin. Are you actually pos...
on: Parentheses vs. Square Brackets
Jim, what Nicholas is saying is that you were mixing singula...
on: Writing out percentages correctly
Everyone, read Marsha's request a little more carefully: "I...
on: “Big of a”
Gee, I thought that "...big a deal" was the more colloquial,...
on: Fora vs Forums
> >...and I have heard "cherubs" used incorrectly many >ti...
on: “This is she” vs. “This is her”
Avrom, here is an allegedly complete list of english copula:...
on: Over exaggeration
Oh, come one now. Bismarck. Certainly many may misuse overex...
on: Reference, refer.
I haven't heard gifting nearly so often as re-gifting, the r...
on: Fora vs Forums
I'm sure that there may be some pedants who will disagree wi...
on: Reference, refer.
Joachim: "certificated" is correct according to, um, the dic...
on: Over exaggeration
I would suggest that, technically, "over" is not used as an ...
on: Adverb or adjective? Or something else?
Perhaps it helps to see a question framed before it: How ...
on: Adverb or adjective? Or something else?
Firstly, I would suggest that coffee black and wall blue ARE...
on: Thisclose
Mike, I think you may have missed the point of Sara's questi...
on: all _____ sudden
I'm from New York. I have travelled, well, not extensively, ...
on: “This is she” vs. “This is her”
Scott is correct, as is your second link from press.uchicago...
on: I wonder why?
oops, thats parenthetical, not paranthetical....
on: I wonder why?
PS - In English (and other languages) it is perfectly accept...
on: I wonder why?
Possibly because "I wonder why" is somewhat ambiguous. It c...
on: There is more than one user
Or, "There are more users..."...
on: Everyday
Oh, and every day (two words) does NOT mean "regularly". It...
on: Everyday
Actually, everyday (one word) does NOT mean "daily". It mea...
on: politics in the kitchen...
Well, goulash certainly is Hungarian, but the word is more t...
on: O’clock
"what time is it?" "ten to." "ten to what?" "tend t...
on: most unique
OK, James, how about this? "I did an experiment exposing ...
on: Eels’ or Eels’s?
You know what I really wish? I wish there was a moderator f...
on: Second and a half generation?
that "P" is me!...
on: silent autumn
found a bunch more: knack, knapsack, knell, knew, knob, knob...
on: silent autumn
and let's add kneel and knickers!...
on: silent autumn
How about knave? And how about a good silent "g" word: "gnar...
on: Reference, refer.
oops, forgive my spelling. that's "Unbelievably"...
on: Reference, refer.
One of my pet peeves is certificate / certificated used as a...
on: The Toronto Maple Leafs
So where are you from myrna?...
on: The Toronto Maple Leafs
AAHHH, I see. Thanks for clearing that up. That does make ...
on: The Toronto Maple Leafs
gee, I'm confused, myrna. Clearly your poem is defending Ca...
on: Using [sic]
Clearly you have a dilemma. Since you are writing in a form...
on: The Toronto Maple Leafs
George, by "American wanna be" I think Myrna is referring to...
on: Preposition Rule
Actually, every single grammar book I have ever seen explici...
on: Transcendence
While it may, trancendence does not NECESSARILY imply anythi...
on: “Writers Forum” or “Writers’ Forum”
I did a quick search of some grammar sites and this is what ...
on: Is it A or An?
Dave, that is an interesting observation about unstressed vs...
on: Is it A or An?
Maybe your customer is treating M&M as an acronym and thinks...
on: your call will be answered in the order it was received
How about "your call will be answered after we answer all th...
on: The “he or she” problem
You know, this is a real problem. The language is evolving,...
on: Commas and Quotation Marks
There were a few other posts on this topic as well. I see...
on: Genius and Ingenious
Avrom, Iisabella, the dictionary backs you up. They are pro...
on: Colon and Semi Colon
Hi Speedwell, re: "Why does it do that?..." Whenever you pas...
on: What is the word for intentionally incorrect spelling?
Oh, and Dyske, I probably wouldn't count "nite" or "lite", b...
on: What is the word for intentionally incorrect spelling?
How about something like "zpelling" or "reezolving" or "sign...
on: ‘is/are’ and ‘do/does’
Sorry anonymous, you didn't think it through all the way. "O...
on: What Rhymes?
I once got involved in an extensive argument about this very...
on: “It is I” vs. “It is me”
I did a little research and this is what I came up with. Gee...
on: Spaces After Period
Gee, Graeme, you were a little vague. Are you saying that y...
on: Title vs. Entitle
I'm afraid I must disagree with everything posted below. ...
on: Title vs. Entitle
Both "titled" and "entitled" are verbs and both are adjectiv...
on: First Generation vs. Second Generation
Suzanne, I'm afraid that the term IS ambiguous. From Webste...
on: Irregardless?
Oh, also reminds me of another pet peeve: the use of "orient...
on: Irregardless?
Iwould take issue with one thing, Anna. If you've heard anyo...
on: Sweet and Savory
Dykse, You were completely 100% correct and your friend is s...
on: The Toronto Maple Leafs
Stupidity, George? The team was formed in 1917, but wasn't c...
on: Big fish, small pond
I have to agree with Peter Cooper and Kurt. It doesn't neces...
on: silent autumn
Ok, now that I think about it, I will soften my view just a ...
on: silent autumn
now I KNOW this will start an argument, but I am going to po...
on: As wet as ?
hi Zoltar, Are you familiar with Warner Brothers cartoons? ...
on: First Generation vs. Second Generation
Molly, check out dyske's posting below. According to the dic...
on: The use of “hey” in place of “hello”.
Jon, oi in England? Thanks for the info. My Mother-in-law is...
on: Five by Five
Brian and Michael have pretty much hit it on the head. Do n...
on: Where are the commas?
I know some will agree with me and some won't, but I was tau...
on: As wet as ?
I think I have to take back my suggestion for "as wet as rai...
on: Have/halve
oops, I meant "having" not "have"...
on: Have/halve
You certainly ask an interesting question, but I have to dis...
on: Pronunciation: aunt
Bigjock, I have heard audi pronounced as you said, but I hav...
on: Pronunciation: aunt
Using that logic, Arfon, shouln't you say "awnt", rhyming wi...
on: As wet as ?
Ok, I think I have the definitive answer: "as wet as rain."...
on: your call will be answered in the order it was received
I think I know what bothers me about this. It's that passive...
September 19, 2006, 12:30pm • 1 vote
on: First annual vs. second annual
I checked a few dictionaries and they all say "...occurring ...