tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139328.post3303578903517324754..comments2023-06-28T07:58:56.909-04:00Comments on PERGE MODO: The protracted death of written English.Tony Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10091330901996916966noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139328.post-26246126436748538192008-05-08T13:08:00.000-04:002008-05-08T13:08:00.000-04:00I bet that if you held a contest wherein posters h...I bet that if you held a contest wherein posters had to diagram a sentence, most people under the age of 20 wouldn't know what to do.<BR/><BR/>Says the hobbit who can thank Sister Mary of St. Henry's, circa 1983, Bayonne, New Jersey.Stashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03000525378017961784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139328.post-54443871514878112632008-05-07T11:57:00.000-04:002008-05-07T11:57:00.000-04:00More than can be counted, CB, but if you live long...More than can be counted, CB, but if you live long enough, you are granted afternoons in which to retrace your steps and erase the evidence.Tony Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10091330901996916966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139328.post-82732238466438443312008-05-07T11:53:00.000-04:002008-05-07T11:53:00.000-04:00Well, ain't you a picky won. I bet you make mispe...Well, ain't you a picky won. I bet you make mispelling and grammer mistake's to.cbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07012048318668422826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139328.post-4391456105133547922008-05-07T05:46:00.000-04:002008-05-07T05:46:00.000-04:00well, at least they didn't spell it "sheek". i hav...well, at least they didn't spell it "sheek". i have seen it that way before. <BR/><BR/>i'm also not a big fan of The Capitals That Took Over The Sentence. i get emails all the time from a client who Just randomly picks The words to use the Caps on. personally, I don't Get it.<BR/><BR/>but then again, i like typing in lowercase all the time.bigislandjeepguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12272217542000102517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139328.post-91008940343170125972008-05-06T17:48:00.000-04:002008-05-06T17:48:00.000-04:00You have no idea of how sad it makes me that this...You have no idea of how sad it makes me that this is making me feel better about my own grasp of the language. <BR/><BR/>I wonder if they went to the Lorelei Lee school of English composition.evilganomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04867509470546509687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139328.post-85341383762942964872008-05-06T17:32:00.000-04:002008-05-06T17:32:00.000-04:00Ha! The comments are as funny as your post. Perh...Ha! The comments are as funny as your post. Perhaps the writer was just tired and senile, like me. Let's hope.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139328.post-82179408844730067292008-05-06T16:59:00.000-04:002008-05-06T16:59:00.000-04:00At first I thought the 'sheik' was intentional and...At first I thought the 'sheik' was intentional and they are planning some oriental environment with tents, carpets and sand. <BR/><BR/>My favorite is that, apparently from now on, the art of life will only happen on the second Thursday of each month. All our non-second Thursdays, and any other days, we shall spend in misery and despair.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139328.post-42262151286944452832008-05-06T16:49:00.000-04:002008-05-06T16:49:00.000-04:00Oh Father Tony, we are kindred spirits. I have th...Oh Father Tony, we are kindred spirits. I have this odd little fantasy in which penances are doled out for every grammatical mistake I commit. You will now be playing the role of grammar top in my daydreams. ;-)riothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18423987068128792391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139328.post-45449017056478649622008-05-06T16:27:00.000-04:002008-05-06T16:27:00.000-04:00"Presented by Omar A. Gonzalez" probably has somet..."Presented by Omar A. Gonzalez" probably has something to do with it. I might show up for a drink.The Bumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473787725096082981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139328.post-84542026220206000612008-05-06T15:21:00.000-04:002008-05-06T15:21:00.000-04:00"Complementary Champaign" makes me think of the Un..."Complementary Champaign" makes me think of the University of Illinois, which is apparently well-suited by its location.<BR/><BR/>I am pleased to note, however, that the author didn't start talking about any "pre Madonnas". That one drives me up the WALL.jeemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07552178030835737527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139328.post-22065935031693465332008-05-06T14:54:00.000-04:002008-05-06T14:54:00.000-04:00You are being generous to overlook all those capit...You are being generous to overlook all those capital letters, which some writers believe denote The Importance Of The Word.<BR/><BR/>This is a proofreader's nightmare or justification for existence; I'm not sure which. And it all makes it through Spellcheck. Know won seams to care anymore. <BR/><BR/>This was almost physically painful to read. It makes me feel old.Birdiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12852713057094279347noreply@blogger.com