tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post4712573057433539716..comments2024-02-09T04:00:27.528-05:00Comments on BECAUSE I SAID SO: Wanted: Someone Who Has at Least a First Grader's Knowledge of English to Edit Want AdsDawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00465587872521082056noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-88370515510811838712007-08-31T11:55:00.000-04:002007-08-31T11:55:00.000-04:00I thought you might like to know that just recentl...I thought you might like to know that just recently my husband and I were watching a show on the food network called Feasting on Asphalt. It's about a bunch of guys traveling up the Mississippi checking out the food and the heritage of people along the river. This particular episode featured a diner that had Kolaid and sugar added to their pickles. Sometimes it's nice to know where our kids Lin-nay-uhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06275652409084253673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-74184433731347769202007-08-30T19:49:00.000-04:002007-08-30T19:49:00.000-04:00Oh, what a good read this was! I can't tell you ho...Oh, what a good read this was! I can't tell you how many times I've done the same thing while reading a magazine or newspaper. I know they check for spelling errors and grammatical mistakes, but the ones that get through are gut-busting funny! <BR/><BR/>You did a great job at the commentary... maybe you should do a regular blog bit on things you've run across in your travels and comment on them Mystiihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09500565432645458680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-34746442936809377052007-08-27T08:49:00.000-04:002007-08-27T08:49:00.000-04:00OH {SPEW!}That is HYSTERICAL!OH {SPEW!}<BR/><BR/>That is HYSTERICAL!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08742807161850160952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-90279412473787088882007-08-26T19:46:00.000-04:002007-08-26T19:46:00.000-04:00Must...Breathe...Laughing...Too...Hard... Whew! ...Must...Breathe...Laughing...Too...Hard... Whew! Back in college, my friends and I would stage dramatic readings of the classified ads. Of course, the most fun was to be had in the Personals section, but THIS could be so much more interesting! I'm thinking of getting the old gang together and to see how this would play. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-60315751772093552372007-08-25T23:40:00.000-04:002007-08-25T23:40:00.000-04:00By any chance were you reading Craigslist? LOLBy any chance were you reading Craigslist? LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-8233845250068734552007-08-25T07:42:00.000-04:002007-08-25T07:42:00.000-04:00With your permission, I think I will use this page...With your permission, I think I will use this page in my tenth grade English class. They will have no problem finding the mistakes, however, I am more interested in showing them that people do care if you cannot spell or write correctly.<BR/>I sent an email to you requesting permission to use the Pokemon auction in my class. Please let me know, I will teach citations from ebay and blogs, and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-33939390359547093822007-08-25T01:49:00.000-04:002007-08-25T01:49:00.000-04:00ahhh yes!! The ones that really get to me are:it's...ahhh yes!! The ones that really get to me are:<BR/>it's (it is) and its (possessive).<BR/>And you're and your<BR/>and Their and They're and There<BR/>I think internet chatting has had a HUGE effect on writing skills(or lack thereof).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-40689906971426236552007-08-24T23:44:00.000-04:002007-08-24T23:44:00.000-04:00SO I realize this is an "older" post, but I'm comm...SO I realize this is an "older" post, but I'm commenting anyway. A friend at work consistently sends emails out that say "Supposeably" something or other is going to happen. I keep trying to explain that it is suppose to be supposedly but to no avail. So now I just crack up laughing when I read it.Tamarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613057798198295976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-69955283674822057962007-08-24T23:17:00.000-04:002007-08-24T23:17:00.000-04:00I haven't actually cried laughing in a long, long ...I haven't actually <I>cried</I> laughing in a long, long time. Oh my gosh, this was fantastic. Thanks so much!Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11953261789901565879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-15554668773062252262007-08-24T20:16:00.000-04:002007-08-24T20:16:00.000-04:00Improper English is one of my pet peeves, though I...Improper English is one of my pet peeves, though I will freely admit that I, myself, am slipping in my old age. LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-4777238887251617332007-08-24T14:38:00.000-04:002007-08-24T14:38:00.000-04:00I am a former teacher. When I was teaching in a j...I am a former teacher. When I was teaching in a junior college, I made my students very upset because I told them in every class, "Spelling counts." I will think I have died and gone to heaven if I see someone write "a lot of X" instead of "alot of X." That just drives me crazy!<BR/>****<BR/>I am the oldest of 8; I have 5 younger brothers and 2 younger sisters. I was basically the second Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-57974300407113175422007-08-24T14:04:00.000-04:002007-08-24T14:04:00.000-04:00I once saw a want ad looking for a candidate with ...I once saw a want ad looking for a candidate with "attention to etail." I kid you not.<BR/><BR/>I also get really bugged by poor spelling, punctuation, and grammar. Apostrophe Overuse Syndrome drives me up the wall. Even worse-- the use of quotes for emphasis. When I see a menu offering <I>"fresh" vegetables</I> I want to ask why they're pretending their vegetables are fresh.<BR/><BR/>And-- a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-13562737131499319792007-08-23T18:38:00.000-04:002007-08-23T18:38:00.000-04:00What paper were you reading? xDWhat paper were you reading? xDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-55456963223133561172007-08-23T16:30:00.000-04:002007-08-23T16:30:00.000-04:00I'm the world's best hall monitor when it comes to...I'm the world's best hall monitor when it comes to proofing! Apostrophe Overuse Syndrome (AOS) drives me nuts, too! One night I proofread the obituaries in our local paper and discovered so many hideous, careless, disrespectful errors that I wrote to the Editor!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-53582628140626469542007-08-23T14:38:00.000-04:002007-08-23T14:38:00.000-04:00This stuff is too funny! I am at work laughing my...This stuff is too funny! I am at work laughing my head off, and my co-workers think I have finally gone off the deep end. It reminds me of the time I saw the sales sign that said "White Ladies Tennis Shoes 20% off!", White Ladies Tennis Shoes? <BR/><BR/>I love reading your blog. Just discovered it today, and I can so relate. I have 3 children, not 6, sometimes it just seems like 6!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00216460480166810624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-10091686494887456762007-08-23T11:14:00.000-04:002007-08-23T11:14:00.000-04:00All I can say is Jay Leno. You must send some of t...All I can say is Jay Leno. You must send some of that in! FUNNY!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-49099797565448260712007-08-23T02:19:00.000-04:002007-08-23T02:19:00.000-04:00My best friend and I have been rehashing all this ...My best friend and I have been rehashing all this for weeks now. We read a headline on myspace that said "everytime I here this song I no we are meant to be together." That klled me so badly that I emailed this girl I don't KNOW and told her how to spell.<BR/>My pastor has a thing about the way kids spell (and let's face it- it's not just kids these days). He says that people have died for our Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-16575920543957821122007-08-22T17:20:00.000-04:002007-08-22T17:20:00.000-04:00What a killer!What a killer!jenerekfamilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13218918332528833809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-90256434211446192902007-08-21T19:12:00.000-04:002007-08-21T19:12:00.000-04:00Oh, I'm so with you on this one! Have you read the...Oh, I'm so with you on this one! Have you read the book Eats, Shoots and Leaves by Lynne Truss? If not then you'd love it...it's a whole book about this stuff. My husband calls me the Apostrophe Police (!)...my personal latest peeve is that the entire English Speaking World seems to have forgotten basic things like plurals and apostrophes...the local fresh produce store frightens me with huge Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02963092880736486747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-17154762781771594922007-08-20T23:59:00.000-04:002007-08-20T23:59:00.000-04:00Heehee, if I taught English I would use this next ...Heehee, if I taught English I would use this next week to see if the freshman picked up on their mistakes.Genie bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04820726627075044719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-89343006589986864742007-08-19T22:15:00.000-04:002007-08-19T22:15:00.000-04:00I had something similar to this on my blog not too...I had something similar to this on my blog not too long ago. Here is a link to the page that had my spell checking ass in an uproar:<BR/>http://www.freewebs.com/selltoyoubywelchfamily/toys.htmTrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06731440471980653055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-37869264393711946412007-08-16T13:18:00.000-04:002007-08-16T13:18:00.000-04:00That is too funny! I know I'm not PERFECT at this...That is too funny! I know I'm not PERFECT at this whole 'English thing' but I guess they should hire someone like you or I to proofread this stuff. There's a job...Leann I Amhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06621992544713898384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-60852827569504657892007-08-15T00:32:00.000-04:002007-08-15T00:32:00.000-04:00I love it! Sounds like our jobs searches AND resul...I love it! <BR/>Sounds like our jobs searches AND results are quite similar ... <BR/>Thanks for stopping by my blog!<BR/>I hope I have spelled everything correctly ... oh the pressure!<BR/>FFFrannie Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09857687216047303208noreply@blogger.com