Entries Tagged as ‘Grammar’

5 Aug 2007

A Good Book

I’ve never been one to constantly be reading. I know many who can get through a book in a couple of hours and never fall asleep during the read, like I do. The latest books I read have been through referral, and that’s definitely the best way to discover new books. I prefer non-fiction, so [...]

13 Jul 2007

Grammar Arguments and Errors

You’ll notice I added a Grammar section. I figured if a fourth post about this would appear, it’s only fair.
You may know about my friend, The Grammar Vandal. She’s been all over Boston fixing improperly punctuated signs and correcting carelessly formed words (everyday). Take a look at a sign we both discovered at a new [...]

30 Jun 2007

Two Sets of Jonses

I promise this will be my last grammar post! A while ago I was listening to my Sirius radio in the car and this Christian song by Big Tent Revival came on. I looked at the display and saw this: “Two Sets of Jones’“. I could not believe it!
Jones’ is the possessive form, as in, [...]

18 Jun 2007

The Grammar Vandal Strikes

If you remember my post called Grammar Nazis, you’ll remember I mentioned my friend’s obsession with correct grammar. She put a comma sticker on an ad in Boston.
I have read Eats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne Truss, a best-selling book about punctuation. It’s quite a lot of fun to read and you finally learn how [...]

30 May 2007

Grammar Nazis

Good grammar and punctuation is sexy! If there is one thing that bothers me, it’s blatantly poor grammar. And I’m talking about the obvious stuff.
“Your invited,” said an email I got at work — My invited?
There are online groups and blog posts all about grammar correctness. There are self-proclaimed “Grammar Nazis” that correct incorrect spellings [...]