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I’m Sorry, and It May or May Not Be My Fault | Speak Better Grammar
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December 27, 2010. I’m Sorry, and It May or May Not Be My Fault. 8212; Vander Kitten @ 4:36 pm. Whew I’m getting in another post just before the end of the year. Can you be sorry without admitting guilt? I’m so sorry! 8221; He looked bewildered and said “Why? You didn’t run the red light.” Yeah, I know it, but I’m still sorry it happened to you. (Shit, man, now I’m sorry I said anything.). 8221; Rep says “I’m so sorry! Let’s get that fixed! Have you been through any grammar conversions this year? You are...
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Blizzard 2011: Grammar Watch! | Speak Better Grammar
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February 2, 2011. Blizzard 2011: Grammar Watch! 8212; Vander Kitten @ 11:39 pm. We may not have any snow in Portland, OR, but we’re still keeping an eye on the blizzard and its accompanying grammar gaffes. My favorite so far has come from my old local newspaper, The Chicago Tribune. Outgoing mayor Richard M. Daley was visiting an Emergency Management Center, where his coat and hat were evidently taking care of their own business. Now Where Did My Hat and Coat Say They Were Going? Leave a Comment ». Befor...
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Me, Myself, and Myself | Speak Better Grammar
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July 18, 2011. Me, Myself, and Myself. 8212; Vander Kitten @ 8:42 pm. Tags: obscure TV references. Rant I've been writing for too long. 8220;There was a meeting the other day with myself, Betsy, and Billy Bob, and we decided to move forward with the barn-raising.”. Sorry to pick on barn-raisers. I bet you’d never actually misuse the reflexive tense. But so many other people do that it hurts myself. (See what I did there? Myself opened the door. I opened the door myself.). And please don’t try to te...
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It’s Tough Times | Speak Better Grammar
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March 29, 2011. It’s Tough Times. 8212; Vander Kitten @ 9:34 am. I’m going to start charging $20 a piece for unnecessary commas. Watch out. Leave a Comment ». Feed for comments on this post. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out. You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out. You are commenting using your Google account. ( Log Out.
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On Punctuation | Speak Better Grammar
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January 28, 2008. 8212; Vander Kitten @ 2:28 am. One of my favorite reference books is The Careful Writer,. By Theodore M. Bernstein. Mr. Gossett, my favorite teacher of all time, introduced me to this book when I was in college, and it has stayed with me ever since. Mr Bernstein also says: “Where punctuation is used to prop up weak prose it might well be eliminated, but so might be the weak prose.”. 1 Comment ». Pingback by Me, Myself, and Myself « Speak Better Grammar. 8212; July 18, 2011 @ 8:42 pm.
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Fighting the Good Fight, At Home | Speak Better Grammar
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September 22, 2010. Fighting the Good Fight, At Home. 8212; Vander Kitten @ 7:57 pm. Me: Can you believe people still think irregardless is a word? FilmChris: Isn’t it? He wasn’t joking. How do you fight the grammar fight out in the world when you face this at home? Note to FilmChris: I love you, baby, and I love you for your mind. And we’ll get through this. I know we will. 3 Comments ». We’ll get through this, irregardless of your concerns. Comment by Chris Vander Wal. 8212; September 22, 2010 @ 8:01 pm.
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Portland, Buzz Words, and Weather | Speak Better Grammar
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September 3, 2010. Portland, Buzz Words, and Weather. Filed under: Life with the Vanders. 8212; Vander Kitten @ 8:47 am. Mea culpa. I know I’ve been away a long time. It feels like ages to me. (Sorry, Dad.). I was starting to think people had lied to me about Portland weather. It’s been gorgeous. But then the humidity sneaked in. And I sneaked back to Mountain View for a few days. And when I came back to Portland, it was raining. Leave a Comment ». Feed for comments on this post. Enter your comment here.
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The Not So Long Goodbye | Speak Better Grammar
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July 11, 2010. The Not So Long Goodbye. Life with the Vanders. 8212; Vander Kitten @ 11:26 am. Three weeks ago, I accepted a dream job offer in Portland, Oregon. Instead of immediately finding a place to live in Portland and packing up our current home in Mountain View, CA, we went on a previously planned family vacation in Tennessee. And stopped to see some dear friends in Michigan. And experienced travel delays in Chicago. Illegal to pump your own gas! Each time I turned around. And I’m over ...And wat...
