On that line, I just received an email from audio software guru brand Roxio which reads "Share you family's favorite summer stories..." Needless to say, they have sent that out to their entire email list!Looks like they made an emense mistake.......
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- Tue Sep 09, 2008 11:31 am
- Forum: Spelling
- Topic: A Proofreader's Nightmare
- Replies: 29
- Views: 94231
- Tue Sep 09, 2008 7:48 am
- Forum: Spelling
- Topic: A Proofreader's Nightmare
- Replies: 29
- Views: 94231
- Thu Sep 04, 2008 1:32 pm
- Forum: Spelling
- Topic: A Proofreader's Nightmare
- Replies: 29
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As long as we can put down the mindless apostrophe's :evil: we have a chance. Which reminds me of the 2 guys who were arrested and forbidden to ever enter a national park again, for correcting an apostrophe on a historic sign at the Grand Canyon. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,409382,00.html?s...
- Mon Sep 01, 2008 8:14 am
- Forum: Spelling
- Topic: A Proofreader's Nightmare
- Replies: 29
- Views: 94231
- Sun Aug 31, 2008 8:07 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Picnic
- Replies: 6
- Views: 10364
- Sun Aug 31, 2008 6:41 pm
- Forum: Spelling
- Topic: A Proofreader's Nightmare
- Replies: 29
- Views: 94231
- Sun Aug 31, 2008 8:44 am
- Forum: Spelling
- Topic: A Proofreader's Nightmare
- Replies: 29
- Views: 94231
- Sat Aug 30, 2008 9:44 am
- Forum: Spelling
- Topic: A Proofreader's Nightmare
- Replies: 29
- Views: 94231
A Proofreader's Nightmare
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1832104,00.html?xid=newsletter-weekly The above article from Time magazine, entitled "Making an Arguement for Misspelling" (nevermind that there is an 'e' in the word argument) makes my skin crawl. The thought of so many variant spellings for ...
- Sat Aug 23, 2008 3:39 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: FIE!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 14412
- Sun Jul 27, 2008 8:18 pm
- Forum: Good Word Suggestions
- Topic: peon/pioneer
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6728
- Wed Jul 23, 2008 12:18 pm
- Forum: Good Word Suggestions
- Topic: Holler
- Replies: 8
- Views: 12179
Re: A hoot n' a holler
So it is! And btw, you are right. I am one of those rare true Floridians.scw1217 apparently lives but a hoot n' a holler from where she was born. Fancy that.
All explained rather elgantly (if I do say so myself) in the Glossary of Quaint Southernisms.
- Tue Jul 22, 2008 7:21 am
- Forum: Good Word Suggestions
- Topic: Holler
- Replies: 8
- Views: 12179
- Mon Jul 21, 2008 8:15 pm
- Forum: Good Word Suggestions
- Topic: Holler
- Replies: 8
- Views: 12179
Re: Holler
I guess I had it figured as more southern slang than a legitimate term.Oddly enough, even our mothers use words that are found in the dictionary. And yet, they don't always speak the same language we do.
- Mon Jul 21, 2008 3:34 pm
- Forum: Good Word Suggestions
- Topic: Holler
- Replies: 8
- Views: 12179
Holler
My mother uses this word a lot and being "born and raised" within 1 mile of where I live now in Florida, I have heard it a lot. Imagine my surprise when I found it in the dictionary. hol·ler1 –verb (used without object) 1. to cry aloud; shout; yell: Quit hollering into the phone. –verb (us...
- Fri Jun 13, 2008 8:24 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: PANDER - A Good Word Classic
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4481