Every two months, when I read it. Unless it's implied to be other and then I have to stop and think and wonder.
Fred: So you don't worry that it's possible for someone to send out a biological or electronic trigger that effectively overrides your own sense of ideals and values and replaces them with an alternative coercive agenda that reduces you to a mindless meat puppet? Shopkeeper: Wow. People used to think that I was paranoid.
'Time Bomb'
Spike's Bitches 42: Which question do you want me to answer first?
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Cass - Aug 12, 2008 1:56:02 pm PDT #1301 of 10001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
Vortex - Aug 12, 2008 2:07:46 pm PDT #1302 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
okay. Now a resume question. I'm updating my resume to include "professional affiliations and committees" because I was just asked to be on an alumni advisory committee at my undergrad. I have it in this order:
Honors Advisory Committee, Current University (Chair)
Middle States Accreditation Self-Study Committee, Current University
Alumni Diversity Advisory Committee, Alumni University
Basically, the question is, should I list outside or inside stuff first?
megan walker - Aug 12, 2008 2:10:00 pm PDT #1303 of 10001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Okay, we all know that there's correct grammar, and what people do anyway. When you see "bimonthly", do you think (or do you think people think) "every two months" or "twice a month"?
Grammar Girl did a whole episode on this on her podcast (called "You Should Know Bi Now"): [link]
ETA link.
omnis_audis - Aug 12, 2008 2:12:07 pm PDT #1304 of 10001
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
omnis, hope you're all right. Take care of yourself!thanks Toddson. Ya, I'm ok. Just muddied. Thankfully it was black gunk on black pants. SOOooo glad I didn't wear the khaki's today. But I am leaving shortly. Head has a lil tingle in the strike zone. But looks like no concussion. (I've had about 12 of those from falls as a kid, I know the symptoms all too well).
Calli - Aug 12, 2008 2:12:22 pm PDT #1305 of 10001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Goodness, omnis. I hope you didn't take any serious damage from that.
I've started learning how to handle PowerPoint at work, to back up the person who does most of it. It's amazing how much people want to cram into each slide. Bullet points people! If your paragraph looks like Faulker had a hand in it you should probably do some editing. And then they read it aloud, word for word. Why not just turn it into a Word file, email it to all concerned, and save everyone the meeting?
brenda m - Aug 12, 2008 2:13:11 pm PDT #1306 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
should I list outside or inside stuff first?
I'm not sure what that means, but I think you've got it right. Current job related stuff first, past job or other association following.
brenda m - Aug 12, 2008 2:15:08 pm PDT #1307 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
And then they read it aloud, word for word.
Oh, that drives me nuts. When I'm putting together slides I go into it with the perspective "how can I make it impossible for them to stand up and read this slide." Doesn't always fly, but it makes me feel better.
Ouch, Omnis. That sounds like a lot of no fun.
javachik - Aug 12, 2008 2:15:16 pm PDT #1308 of 10001
Our wings are not tired.
Trivia:
I used to work with Grammar Girl. She's nice.
Also, she is wrong a lot of the time. Don't use her as your only resource for these matters.
megan walker - Aug 12, 2008 2:17:13 pm PDT #1309 of 10001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Also, she is wrong a lot of the time. Don't use her as your only resource for these matters.
Oh I wouldn't, especially now that she uses her real name--and it's the French word for cute.
javachik - Aug 12, 2008 2:22:47 pm PDT #1310 of 10001
Our wings are not tired.
I am by no means an expert on English usage; however, there are a few things, such as conjugating the verb "lie" and the use of infer versus imply, that I know very well. So when I catch someone mis-using either, I know there exists possibility for mistakes elsewhere.
For me, the language thing is a fascinating puzzle and I love it. It's not about being "right", it's about loving languages and being fascinated by how and why they change over time.