fmerton
Joined: November 5, 2010 (email not validated)
Number of comments posted: 40
Number of votes received: 56
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Recent Comments
on: i’s vs “i”s
I agree; what is the point of the quotation marks. (Rhetori...
on: gifting vs. giving a gift
I need to add something to what I said: perhaps "gift" as a...
on: gifting vs. giving a gift
I am reluctant to ever condemn an expression as "totally unn...
on: cannot vs. can not
Looks "uneducated" to whom?...
on: Signage
Are we sure the person who is going to "signage" sacred area...
on: gifting vs. giving a gift
You do a service pointing out the danger of using "gift" as ...
on: cannot vs. can not
Of course "can not" is fine. It has a stronger pulse than "...
on: Use of “Referenced”
It is nothing more than your opinion that it is improper. I...
on: Smileys and other emoticons within parentheses
I have yet to find myself in a situation where I felt the ne...
on: Whom are you?
Are you serious? This is the 21st century. Thurber? I...
on: Does “Who knows” need a question mark?
I think you are incorrect in telling me that I should have u...
on: “Self-confessed”
It is plain to me that the "self" in "self-confessed" is red...
on: Is there a gustative equivalent to the olfactory “malodour”?
If there is a single word for anything with a bad flavor, I ...
on: Signage
"Signage" as a plural for "sign" when we have the perfectly ...
on: Difference between “lying” and “misleading”
---"To lie only requires that the speaker not tell the truth...
on: Friendly - adjective and adverb?
I think, regardless of whether it is "right" or "wrong," the...
on: Difference between “lying” and “misleading”
Neither of has have really addressed the question---is it po...
on: subconscious vs unconscious
If one sits quietly and watches oneself think, without tryin...
on: Difference between “lying” and “misleading”
The two words are synonyms, but "to mislead" is broader and ...
on: What is the word for intentionally incorrect spelling?
I dunno. To me a malapropism is a funny (in fact ridiculous...
on: Why are some single objects plural?
I am not quite sure you mean what you seem to be saying, but...
on: Over exaggeration
Jjaay--I don't see where exaggeration is analogous to infini...
on: Over exaggeration
Thanks for the praise: if one is going to insult (my intenti...
on: Wet vs. Whet
I just don't care about getting them right since I would hop...
on: Everybody vs. Everyone
I have to say I agree with Nonie--"everybody" seems to imply...
on: Why are some single objects plural?
There are several things that refer to a single object but t...
on: Over exaggeration
The use of "fags" (don't be facetious--of course he means ho...
on: Using [sic]
There are times when this cannot be avoided, but they are ra...
on: Resume, resumé, or résumé?
Modern dictionaries are "descriptive," not "prescriptive." ...
on: Computer mouses or computer mice?
"Unless of course they are the sort of people who do not app...
on: Computer mouses or computer mice?
If we can survive with, "one sheep, two sheep," why can't we...
on: “Ten Items or Less (Fewer?)”
The English distinction between "mass nouns" (that take the ...
on: Over exaggeration
I agree with you that "hyperbole" is better than "over-exagg...
on: Resume, resumé, or résumé?
"Richie's" advice is right on. There is no need to label on...
on: Does “Who knows” need a question mark?
That we are breaking with unnecessary rules is cause for hap...
on: Does “Who knows” need a question mark?
English is tending toward doing away with all the Victorian ...
on: Use of obscure words like “ebulliate”
Use whatever word you need to use to best say what you want ...
on: Whom are you?
"Whom are you" is worse than overcorrection. It is simply w...
on: Accepted spellings, punctuation, and capitalization of email
The rule I follow is to use capital letters and hyphens (and...
February 19, 2011, 9:12am • 2 votes
on: Word in question: Conversate
I would not use the word "conversate," (mainly because the "...