tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post5007290678035456893..comments2024-03-19T05:28:00.356-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: Grammar Police ProceduralLeigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-49676917427540038472016-04-21T10:00:35.297-04:002016-04-21T10:00:35.297-04:00How did I forget less/fewer?How did I forget less/fewer?Robert Loprestihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08844889305615182897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-46314924271314187952016-04-21T00:15:03.991-04:002016-04-21T00:15:03.991-04:00I agree with Anon and Michael. Herschel, if WW doe...I agree with Anon and Michael. Herschel, if WW doesn’t buy your story, we’ll publish it!<br /><br />Damn. One popped into my head as I was reading your article, Rob, but by the time I got to the end it had evaporated. It’s after midnight, so I’ll get the rest out.<br />Here are things that bug me:<br />• complected (dark, light, wrong)<br />• less/fewer (less angst, fewer strokes)<br />• one of the only… (What does that mean?)<br />• beg the question (admittedly as tricky as IRS basis)<br />• how to spell pimiento and poinsettia<br />• It is what it is. (ultimate tautology, makes me homicidal)<br />Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-36564763207488908172016-04-20T14:19:44.533-04:002016-04-20T14:19:44.533-04:00Herschel, I want to read that story!Herschel, I want to read that story!Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-50596827867037937652016-04-20T14:05:23.843-04:002016-04-20T14:05:23.843-04:00"I" vs "me". He is taller tha..."I" vs "me". He is taller than I. Sounds stilted, but I opt for the correct usage.<br />Eve, I have a mini mystery under consideration at WW using "that" vs "who" as a clue. Herschel Cozinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06097703750150309319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-61663311514932286112016-04-20T11:24:36.585-04:002016-04-20T11:24:36.585-04:00"That" versus "which." I did ..."That" versus "which." I did a whole column on this some time back. Dale Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10553503281187956955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-57451438784117840992016-04-20T10:52:12.982-04:002016-04-20T10:52:12.982-04:00A frequent error that bugs me to no end is the use...A frequent error that bugs me to no end is the use of "insure" in place of "ensure." They don't mean the same thing.Michael Brackenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01072019804281421944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-80635488684682465952016-04-20T10:23:42.191-04:002016-04-20T10:23:42.191-04:00Using "that" instead of "who" ...Using "that" instead of "who" for people drives me NUTS: as when people say, "Jane is the one that used the bike" as opposed to "Jane is the one who used the bike." Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-82863959981377423802016-04-20T08:57:17.112-04:002016-04-20T08:57:17.112-04:00Technically, if you feel badly doesn't that me...Technically, if you feel badly doesn't that mean you are not good at feeling? :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-50533061339406993702016-04-20T08:50:57.057-04:002016-04-20T08:50:57.057-04:00I love this kind of thing, Rob.
I once heard th...I love this kind of thing, Rob. <br /><br />I once heard that "feeling badly" is no more correct than "feeling goodly." You either feel bad about something or feel good about it.John Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001712728130488485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-61233101013807963152016-04-20T07:46:52.361-04:002016-04-20T07:46:52.361-04:00I am happier this morning knowing the great Donald...I am happier this morning knowing the great Donald Westlake agrees with me on the semicolon.janice lawnoreply@blogger.com