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.
You know, it's funny. We went to war never looking to come back, but it's the real world I couldn't survive.
Tracy ,'The Message'
Spike's Bitches 42: Which question do you want me to answer first?
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javachik - Aug 12, 2008 2:15:16 pm PDT #1308 of 10001
Our wings are not tired.
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.
omnis_audis - Aug 12, 2008 2:24:00 pm PDT #1311 of 10001
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
this is strange. I can clearly feel a lump. Not large, mind you, but it definately changes the phrenology of my head (I'm sure improper usage of word, but not sure how else to describe). The strange thing is... it doesn't hurt! I'm not complaining. Just, in all the countless times I fall and go boom. Never had a lack of owwy when the head has a lump.
Sean K - Aug 12, 2008 2:31:54 pm PDT #1312 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
NO FALLING DOWN!
brenda m - Aug 12, 2008 2:39:50 pm PDT #1313 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
Also, she is wrong a lot of the time. Don't use her as your only resource for these matters.
Yeah, I read her stuff sometimes because it's fun but I disagree with a lot.
Hil R. - Aug 12, 2008 2:43:14 pm PDT #1314 of 10001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I'm 5'7", 155 pounds, and usually a size 12, sometimes a 10, sometimes a 14.
See, this is why I don't get sizing, because I weigh much more than that (how much more I find out tomorrow) and yet the sizing is about the same.
I'm 4'10", and I wear about a size 12 or maybe a 14 when I'm 155 pounds.
I can very rarely wear dresses. There are just very few dresses that will fit my top half, my bottom half, and my height all at once. Lots and lots of fitted dresses end up with the top fitting right, the hips fitting right, and then a ton of fabric bunched around my waist.
Connie Neil - Aug 12, 2008 2:53:54 pm PDT #1315 of 10001
brillig
it definately changes the phrenology of my head
Are you practicing reverse phrenology? Have you acquired super power or new insights into cosmic probmes?
amych - Aug 12, 2008 2:59:37 pm PDT #1316 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
{{{brenda}}} dog~ma to Lucy, and try-not-to-worry~ma to you!
Sparky1 - Aug 12, 2008 3:00:31 pm PDT #1317 of 10001
Librarian Warlord
brenda~ma for lucy and lucy~ma for brenda!