tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post9073764079093579430..comments2024-03-28T13:23:25.055-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: Lack of Content...OldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-13117478835091191972014-03-05T07:28:45.544-08:002014-03-05T07:28:45.544-08:00Well, yes. There is that.
I like the way you thin...Well, yes. There is that.<br /><br />I like the way you think.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-37168115265688446212014-03-05T06:59:44.111-08:002014-03-05T06:59:44.111-08:00Your blog, your rules. Do what you want.
Your blog, your rules. Do what you want. <br />jon spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10886632644249920124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-40981346769890355172014-03-04T11:14:04.314-08:002014-03-04T11:14:04.314-08:00Punctuation has never been my strong suit. Malapro...Punctuation has never been my strong suit. Malapropisms are a long time favorite. And nothing mortifies me more than hitting "Publish", and then seeing a misspelled word in the post. It's worse when it's a comment at another blog!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-44794007528173717292014-03-04T10:48:39.507-08:002014-03-04T10:48:39.507-08:00I'm kinda into creative punctuation...
But, bo...I'm kinda into creative punctuation...<br />But, boy, do I cringe when I see misspelled words.<br />That said, I do, on occasion, like to substitute words (like, simonize for synchronize). <br /><br />Like IT, the apostrophe is at the top of my list.<br />I'm all for creative correct apostrophization (and making up new words).(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-30989295995340411422014-03-04T09:53:36.235-08:002014-03-04T09:53:36.235-08:00The Oxford comma vexes me. Odd since I'd never...The Oxford comma vexes me. Odd since I'd never heard of it until late last year.<br /><br />I love the fact that your comment has no periods. I'm guessing you're not done yet?<br /><br />(I do love the apostrophe so. I'm with you on that. I like parentheses too. But not as much as Suldog does.)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-13031115914013584882014-03-04T09:50:33.348-08:002014-03-04T09:50:33.348-08:00I survived doing things my way as an OAFS because ...I survived doing things my way as an OAFS because typically I got things done in a very timely fashion. After a while the officers stopped asking questions.<br /><br />I have, and no doubt always will be, flummoxed by punctuation. And seeing how it annoys Buck, I try to do it as much as possible. (Heh.)<br /><br />Ooh, good call on the quotation mark/question mark. Inside or outside, "according to logic". Which means that one's wife will always do it the other way.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-2365173250113483442014-03-04T09:49:09.158-08:002014-03-04T09:49:09.158-08:00I only use the full stop when I am finished
That h...I only use the full stop when I am finished<br />That hasn't happened, yet<br />I'm also slightly enamored of the Oxford comma<br />But the apostrophe's my favorite punctuation markIT (aka Ivan Toblog)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07484236901066944983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-79030517893222209212014-03-04T09:34:58.120-08:002014-03-04T09:34:58.120-08:00I've always been flummoxed by that punctuation...I've always been flummoxed by that punctuation quotation thing. I've moved to the American and am comfortable with that now, the ? and the ! had me...now I know how to do it...thanks.<br /><br />How did you survive as and OAFS doing things "your way"? (Did I get that right?) joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-52509832647802697742014-03-04T08:48:48.118-08:002014-03-04T08:48:48.118-08:00Ah English teachers. I'd like to say I miss th...Ah English teachers. I'd like to say I miss them, but I don't.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-3860298872158379522014-03-04T08:12:41.740-08:002014-03-04T08:12:41.740-08:00Before you go off on a wild tangent with that one,...Before you go off on a wild tangent with that one, here's another thing to keep in mind, I like doing things "my way", à la Sinatra, if you will<br /><br />I occasionally have dinner with a retired English teacher. My FB and blog postings are dissected mercilessly. She brings print outs with highlighted areas. Content? She is a full throttle kool aid drinking Progressive.<br /><br />Just to help her out, I like to go Mountain Man lingo on her. "Where did you get that possible sack (purse)?" Well Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-75323700952013023252014-03-04T07:52:45.214-08:002014-03-04T07:52:45.214-08:00From Wikipedia: The tilde (˜ or ~ or "Squiggl...<em><b>From Wikipedia:</b></em> The tilde (˜ or ~ or "Squiggly" ) is a grapheme with several uses. The name of the character comes from Portuguese and Spanish, from the Latin titulus meaning "title" or "superscription", though the term "tilde" has evolved and now has a different meaning in linguistics. Some may refer to it as a "flourish".<br /><br />I knew it was called a tilde, but up until today I had never seen the word "grapheme" or heard it for that matter. (Note how I skirted the whole quotation mark/comma thing.)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-9343811258208667292014-03-04T07:48:17.061-08:002014-03-04T07:48:17.061-08:00C'est vrai. As to me "caring and knowing ...<em>C'est vrai.</em> As to me "caring and knowing better," sometimes I do, sometimes I don't.<br /><br /><em>Je suis, après tout, un rebelle sans clause.</em>OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-75480534508146137312014-03-04T07:41:12.793-08:002014-03-04T07:41:12.793-08:00as the very model of a very english major grammari...as the very model of a very english major grammarian, ms golightly, I protest! We'uns can spell what we like how we like with the punctuation we like~~~~ i've always liked these, whatever they're called.~~HMS Defianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10024721130102173694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-3410093183933632842014-03-04T07:13:51.613-08:002014-03-04T07:13:51.613-08:00... this pedantic desire to ensure that the blogs ...<i>... this pedantic desire to ensure that the blogs of the world follow proper English usage.</i><br /><br />Not all blogs, just the ones I care about, and the ones where I feel the author should both care and know better. But... chacun à son goût. Like Mom used to say: "you can buy 'em books, send 'em to school, and all they do is..." (you know the rest).Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.com