tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post3496939914002062690..comments2023-11-03T03:07:25.408-07:00Comments on The Lyon's Tale: WNW: Reader PeevesAnnette Lyonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12493583432919249814noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-56853841979471029472010-03-26T22:16:48.263-07:002010-03-26T22:16:48.263-07:00You are a pro when it comes to explaining things :...You are a pro when it comes to explaining things :) !! Thanks for all the WNW lessons. I am always learning something!An Ordinary Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497066145696617241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-43847694044609081812010-03-03T00:30:40.061-07:002010-03-03T00:30:40.061-07:00The whole six weeks of class I kept thinking there...The whole six weeks of class I kept thinking there was one of these I wanted to ask you and I could never come up with it. Well wouldn't you know it but I thought of it on Saturday night. <br /><br />I never know how to spell 'little lone'. Or even if I am ever using it correctly. (I dont know the actual phrase hence I dont know how to spell it. I'm just writing it out as I think I'm hearing it said.) <br /><br />As in,(well now I can't think of a good sentence) something like, "I have so many books to read. The four books in my night stand and three books on my bed little lone the sixteen on the floor."Cranberryfrieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04384164423414892482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-42377484532321315722010-02-28T17:01:30.139-07:002010-02-28T17:01:30.139-07:00The would of, could of, should of's bug me so ...The would of, could of, should of's bug me so much! YOU ARE AWESOME!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926465250260408238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-11195004944648533622010-02-27T10:02:07.270-07:002010-02-27T10:02:07.270-07:00How about this one?
toward/towards
What the hey?...How about this one? <br />toward/towards <br />What the hey? I see both all the time and wonder if there really is a rule. I get tired of pausing and wondering, when I need to be writing! Any enlightenment would be appreciated. :DKristahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03734014895825429358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-13288257646773395232010-02-26T19:47:12.729-07:002010-02-26T19:47:12.729-07:00I always wondered about the gray/grey. those were ...I always wondered about the gray/grey. those were all really helpful.<br />I used to be pretty good in English class in school<br />now it seems like I have forgotten so much.<br />good english is imprtant --we shouldn't get lazy about it.<br /><br />and WOW, you use coconut oil. Way to go.wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13619293936418976914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-53264862718258941372010-02-25T15:31:57.884-07:002010-02-25T15:31:57.884-07:00Not guilty on all counts!! Woot woot! (Although ...Not guilty on all counts!! Woot woot! (Although I admit to having to fast and pray over which "affect" / "effect" to use)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07532225334730948057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-36450114960576545112010-02-25T11:49:07.685-07:002010-02-25T11:49:07.685-07:00The whole "lay/lie/laid/lied" thing driv...The whole "lay/lie/laid/lied" thing drives me so insane I find myself finding other words: reclined, lowered, set.<br />Really, I'd just rather get the rules straight and use the right one. I need your book.Kristahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03734014895825429358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-57422630055700066142010-02-25T09:49:12.185-07:002010-02-25T09:49:12.185-07:00Hi Annette! So entertaining and enlightening at th...Hi Annette! So entertaining and enlightening at the same time! Thank you for sharing. ;)Elizabeth Muellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06028099814857743134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-43512927692537785342010-02-25T09:30:13.258-07:002010-02-25T09:30:13.258-07:00This was an entertaining group of peeves! Thanks f...This was an entertaining group of peeves! Thanks for the excellent post and for reminding me that accuracy does indeed count.Roxyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09787088898112141579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-21729054560918698102010-02-25T06:02:36.337-07:002010-02-25T06:02:36.337-07:00You amaze me in the way you can simplify things so...You amaze me in the way you can simplify things so that I can apply them. I've looked up a couple of these and had blogs go on for 1000 words explaining what you summed up in a few sentences.Josihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10615874450489497826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-15046947057558509492010-02-25T05:36:31.296-07:002010-02-25T05:36:31.296-07:00Ahhhhh. I feel smarter, now. Thank you for enlig...Ahhhhh. I feel smarter, now. Thank you for enlightening me even further!Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17038055983230810436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-77222443031110165212010-02-24T20:27:11.968-07:002010-02-24T20:27:11.968-07:00The "should of" family makes me twitch a...The "should of" family makes me twitch as well!<br /><br />Another one I <i>loathe</i> is "for all intensive purposes" when they mean "for all intents and purposes".Rebecca Blevinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09378726097105313400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-47159692488944013202010-02-24T18:21:59.224-07:002010-02-24T18:21:59.224-07:00Thanks for the refresher course on effect/affect. ...Thanks for the refresher course on effect/affect. I am always getting them mixed up.Jessica G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10641255166732692924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-89853211052531825222010-02-24T17:22:41.462-07:002010-02-24T17:22:41.462-07:00My problem is why does "should've" c...My problem is why does "should've" come up with a red squiggly line?Wonder Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01286006629537084653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-66572576092465191292010-02-24T17:21:29.942-07:002010-02-24T17:21:29.942-07:00The "should of" thing is one of the very...The "should of" thing is one of the very first mistakes I addressed when I taught language arts because 8th graders LOVE to use it incorrectly. Big pet peeve of mine, too.Melanie Jacobsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02489615939726209573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-15396755813467192822010-02-24T17:16:19.376-07:002010-02-24T17:16:19.376-07:00Ack. The lie/lay thing. I watch shows on hulu wi...Ack. The lie/lay thing. I watch shows on hulu with the subtitles on, so it's really easy to catch. "Lay down." Constantly. In fact I don't think I've ever noticed anyone saying "lie down" on TV.Helenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11584075071891748174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-57395069261926148852010-02-24T16:54:35.398-07:002010-02-24T16:54:35.398-07:00Argh. I hang out on a message board and I SWEAR t...Argh. I hang out on a message board and I SWEAR that nobody there knows that should've/would've/could've are contractions. I really cannot stand looking at all the should of/would of/could of mistakes everywhere. Ick. (And yes! TWITCH!) :)Lara Neveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351324888724799014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-68054482663177630722010-02-24T16:37:31.211-07:002010-02-24T16:37:31.211-07:00Nice and clear as always, my fellow nerd.
Of co...Nice and clear as always, my fellow nerd. <br /><br />Of course, the nerd in ME must mention that "effect" is sometimes a verb--a synonym of "create," as in "we're going to effect change in the School Board regulations." <br /><br />Also, "affect" can mean "emotion" if the emphasis is on the first syllable, but this is a term used mainly by psychiatrists. <br /><br />But I should stop with the extra confusion.Luisa Perkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15310698422276446909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-78271436506161391772010-02-24T16:21:47.626-07:002010-02-24T16:21:47.626-07:00Thank you for answering those for me, Annette! I&#...Thank you for answering those for me, Annette! I've been wondering about them for a while and now I can have that discussion with my friend. =]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-1840206501383163332010-02-24T16:16:21.381-07:002010-02-24T16:16:21.381-07:00Thanks for clarifying the counselor/councilor thin...Thanks for clarifying the counselor/councilor thing. I don't think I've ever really understood the difference before!<br />(perhaps it's because I'm blonde. . .or is it blond? I've never gotten that one right either!)Blondiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14402769870880880503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29222764.post-81297596442975071422010-02-24T16:10:39.561-07:002010-02-24T16:10:39.561-07:00I had no idea why it was sometimes spelled gray vs...I had no idea why it was sometimes spelled gray vs. grey. I usually spell it with an A, funny enough.<br /><br />Oh, here's one I'm unsure of. Blond vs. blonde. I usually tack on the e, but I don't see that very often.Kristina P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16144488639100871226noreply@blogger.com