tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851687726423267832.post3443286848640909517..comments2023-10-29T07:42:22.065-05:00Comments on Modern-Day Jane: More Words that IrritateLyzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13246510346329581281noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851687726423267832.post-22691862838408536792008-11-12T17:03:00.000-06:002008-11-12T17:03:00.000-06:00maybe "art and learn" was supposed to be a play on...maybe "art and learn" was supposed to be a play on the commonly used phrase "fart and learn." as in, fart and learn what you had for breakfast.<BR/><BR/>HA HA HA!<BR/><BR/>also, our third and fourth grade teachers both prounced that book you can use to find synonyms and antonyms as if Heathcliff Huxtable's son was a dinosaur.<BR/><BR/>"Theo-saurus.".https://www.blogger.com/profile/13298987374162386910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851687726423267832.post-54457154977810245312008-11-12T13:59:00.000-06:002008-11-12T13:59:00.000-06:00I like this post in the vein of being a literature...I like this post in the vein of being a literature aficianado (?) or something. Like the above word I enjoy when people stretch their vocabulary, but it bothers me when common words are misused or when experts are insistent on being wrong. =) I had a biology teacher who insisted the word "apoptosis" had the word pop pronounced in the middle instead of the second P being silent. It became a whole following in the class during discussions and study reviews. I had a visceral response every time despite hundreds of repetitions. Doesn't that break some law of psychology about repeated stimuli?AJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06967001735086510463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851687726423267832.post-31594225626166835572008-11-12T13:13:00.000-06:002008-11-12T13:13:00.000-06:00Oh, I'd never do that, I don't want you to start c...Oh, I'd never do that, I don't want you to start correcting me all the time either, so don't worry!<BR/><BR/>I have to admit though I didn't know the mischievous thing, that was new to me. So not only are we entertained by your blog, we get to learn too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851687726423267832.post-34772666036956751592008-11-11T21:21:00.000-06:002008-11-11T21:21:00.000-06:00Oh Lord. That is the danger of a post like this, ...Oh Lord. That is the danger of a post like this, I suppose - everyone will want to remind you of your own shortcomings!<BR/><BR/>Well, Brother Aaron and Suzi - if I ever say "irregardless" or misspell mischievous, feel free to point it out. I catch several errors when I re-read posts later, but I do my best...I don't edit people's comments OR emails, and I frequently end sentences with prepositions. Although I try not to.Lyzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13246510346329581281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851687726423267832.post-12954919444402821042008-11-11T19:23:00.000-06:002008-11-11T19:23:00.000-06:00As the moon waxes this week as it has since the ol...As the moon waxes this week as it has since the olden days of yore....<BR/><BR/>"Art and Learn" has a nice selection of art and educational products for home and school. It is worth a walk through sometime (without kids) to browse what they have and maybe pick up a gift or two. It certainly has a refreshing inventory compared to the big boxes west from 42nd street on 13th Ave S.Noelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10445980997391559036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851687726423267832.post-21593610676137333322008-11-11T15:05:00.000-06:002008-11-11T15:05:00.000-06:00I always notice when people misuse to and too. I ...I always notice when people misuse to and too. I guess I had that drilled into me back in high school. <BR/><BR/>Sometimes it is very easy to be lazy. There is one that I am bad at. (Did you catch that?) It's so easy to end a sentence in a preposition. Sometimes if I'm writing, I'll rewrite it, but when you're doing something informal, like e-mail, it's easy to ignore.<BR/><BR/>I think I do fairly well with grammar, I may not always follow the rules, but I know them.<BR/><BR/>Does this mean we are allowed to point out any mistakes we see in your blogs now???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851687726423267832.post-13203500944381711522008-11-11T14:27:00.000-06:002008-11-11T14:27:00.000-06:00Liz, I was right there with you in righteous indig...Liz, I was right there with you in righteous indignation until you misspelled "wained" (sic) in your last sentence. Hoisted by your own petard.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15179388089743711308noreply@blogger.com