tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post7376843962318419238..comments2024-03-27T18:28:32.102-07:00Comments on Rose City Reader: Get it Right!Gilion at Rose City Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18080293172467000794noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-88800991637448046022010-03-07T23:34:06.590-08:002010-03-07T23:34:06.590-08:00I'm mostly fussy about grammar in my writing. ...I'm mostly fussy about grammar in my writing. If I don't see the point of a rule, I'll let it slide though.<br /><br />Texting. Don't get me started. I don't care for it anyway, but especially not when I have to break out a code book.Jen at Introverted Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04804424405257091608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-34253848280204932652010-03-07T10:30:28.175-08:002010-03-07T10:30:28.175-08:00Booksync -- Email is a tricky area when it comes t...Booksync -- Email is a tricky area when it comes to grammar and punctuation. It is easy to slip into casual email habits. <br /><br />But these days, I find that a lot of legal correspondence that we used to do only in formal letters is done by email -- we even get email letters from judges about active cases, which would never have happened even a few years ago. <br /><br />Because most of my Gilion at Rose City Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18080293172467000794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-69623632023854445112010-03-07T08:28:49.574-08:002010-03-07T08:28:49.574-08:00I am fussy with grammar and punctuation as well bu...I am fussy with grammar and punctuation as well but I find that, with advent of emails all day long, I have become less stringent. Not sure that is a good thing . . .Booksnychttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11197753056299399065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-88829193946272993362010-03-05T08:29:16.811-08:002010-03-05T08:29:16.811-08:00Marie -- Thanks!
Michael -- That made me laugh. ...Marie -- Thanks! <br /><br />Michael -- That made me laugh. But I think I'm with you there. I would always be correcting grammar mistakes -- at least in my head. Not conducive to romance. <br /><br />Becky -- No matter how fussy I am, there is always some typo or screw up in any brief. I have to work to be very Zen about it. <br /><br />ifyoucanreadthis -- I'd have to cut myself a lot of Gilion at Rose City Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18080293172467000794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-7676349645495350752010-03-05T04:42:59.821-08:002010-03-05T04:42:59.821-08:00I'm also pretty hard-core about good grammar. ...I'm also pretty hard-core about good grammar. I'm always happy when people take a stand on that. :)SocrMom78https://www.blogger.com/profile/03238043257356421980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-2268095557948223702010-03-05T02:50:17.268-08:002010-03-05T02:50:17.268-08:00I´m fussy when it comes to grammar, but English is...I´m fussy when it comes to grammar, but English is not my first language so I´m sure I make lots of mistakes. Maybe I´ll try Eats, Shoots and Leaves :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-30697228844022727552010-03-04T20:31:02.000-08:002010-03-04T20:31:02.000-08:00I wish I was as fussy as that - there's nothin...I wish I was as fussy as that - there's nothing worse than seeing a legal document you have sent off come back with errors all through it, but I am guilty of it :-)Rebecca Chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14144719070318640603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-8484406126626246522010-03-04T20:00:34.583-08:002010-03-04T20:00:34.583-08:00There was a time in my life when I had to ask myse...There was a time in my life when I had to ask myself if I could date women who didn't have grammar. And the answer was no.Michael5000https://www.blogger.com/profile/10148584819327475239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-35176904421854344922010-03-04T13:15:41.342-08:002010-03-04T13:15:41.342-08:00I am with you 100%. Great answer.I am with you 100%. Great answer.Marie Cloutierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14938166831865436287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-623807112257194162010-03-04T12:00:26.582-08:002010-03-04T12:00:26.582-08:00Lori -- Thanks for the link! I am trying to be mor...Lori -- Thanks for the link! I am trying to be more informal in my blog and other personal writing, but it is hard to break out of "lawyer mode"!<br /><br />Joy -- I can't say as I've actually diagrammed a sentence since 10th grade, although there are some in <i>Dance to the Music of Time</i> that tempted me -- so many clauses!<br /><br />Baley -- When writing this post, I saw Gilion at Rose City Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18080293172467000794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-86592412274763411772010-03-04T10:58:02.716-08:002010-03-04T10:58:02.716-08:00I do need to obtain a copy of Eats, Shoots & L...I do need to obtain a copy of Eats, Shoots & Leaves. My answer is located here: http://www.rundpinne.com/2010/03/booking-through-thursday-grammar.htmlJenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15782353640720981699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-19188397364140377132010-03-04T09:53:53.779-08:002010-03-04T09:53:53.779-08:00The Strunk & White is my go-to grammar handboo...The Strunk & White is my go-to grammar handbook. I love it. I think because my favorite writing prof in college referenced it incessantly.Baley Petersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15217798839187799797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-3307931838561887472010-03-04T09:14:34.119-08:002010-03-04T09:14:34.119-08:00Yes, yes, I can understand your obsession (and I f...Yes, yes, I can understand your obsession (and I feel your pain). I'm in the same fussy category, and I <i>still</i> diagram sentences now and then - I think of it as fun mental exercise!jlshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03268434704970729620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-65878348252057819932010-03-04T09:12:41.349-08:002010-03-04T09:12:41.349-08:00From a professional stand point, I can understand ...From a professional stand point, I can understand the need for grammar perfection, but not so much in everyday issues.Here's <a href="http://escapebetweenthepages.blogspot.com/2010/03/booking-through-thursday-5-grammar.html" rel="nofollow">mine</a>.Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10370878316236157002noreply@blogger.com