February 2012
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It's a blog's life
Today’s episode of Little Miss Know-It-All: Apostrophe’s.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
Seriously folks, the poor little apostrophe is both overused and underused. I suspect that the word its is to blame. You see, our crazy English language is full of quirks. This common little word is an exception to Apostrophe Rule #1.
Yes, there are rules!!! Don’t make me come down there!
Apostrophe Rule #1: Possessives...
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January 2012
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Reader-submitted question: I am trying to decide if I need to stop using parentheses (like this) instead of using commas like everyone else. One of my teachers, a loooonnnnggggg time ago, told me that parentheses were out and that commas were now in.
I will admit that I tend to overuse parentheses and commas. I can’t help myself; I feel compelled to make snide side remarks that are unrelated to...
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I don’t correct your grammar because I hate you.
– This is accurate either way you prefer to read it.
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