tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post4845595433129317251..comments2024-03-28T06:47:24.428-04:00Comments on As the Crowe Flies (and Reads!): Rant: What's happening with the editorial world?As the Crowe Flies and Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12110661562901480120noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-86683061039064308002009-03-22T11:42:00.000-04:002009-03-22T11:42:00.000-04:00Em:Yes, you are hopelessly critical. And thank th...Em:<BR/>Yes, you are hopelessly critical. And thank the goddesses for that! :)<BR/><BR/>I am an English curmudgeon, like you. Ask Holly - my ever so patient wife - who tolerates my mocking of her Massachusetts-ian way of not using the word with when appropriate, such as: "When I'm done this, I'll do that." ARGH! Talk about a pet peeve! :)<BR/><BR/>Your humbled co-curmudgeon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-79233643614971429482009-02-11T19:03:00.000-05:002009-02-11T19:03:00.000-05:00Hi Reader/Traveler,Yes, I have two grammatical pet...Hi Reader/Traveler,<BR/><BR/>Yes, I have two grammatical pet peeves and they happen to be (1) the misuse of the apostrophe, particularly when someone is referring to a plural...or even just the word "thanks"......with an apostrophe inserted...."thank's"...What's up with that??<BR/><BR/>And (2) the other very common error is when the nominative case is substituted incorrectly for the objective case after a preposition, such as: "with her and I" or "to her and I".......both of which make me cringe.<BR/><BR/>So......hope you like my comments....I remain yours very truly, your humble maternal parentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com