Entries from May 2009

May 20, 2009

Grammar Wednesday

A consequence of my being a nearly full-time caregiver to my mother is that I’ve not been out in the world much.  As a consequence of that, I’ve not found very many “out in the world” grammar gaffes (though, at Beanie’s school, the sign out front proudly proclaims that “everyday is Earth Day,” but since [...]

May 13, 2009

Grammar Wednesday

Today’s public grammar gaffe is brought to you by Alan of Success Warrior.  He sent me this last week from his cell phone with a note that the poster was designed by the marketing division where he works, and he’s pretty sure they’re all native English speakers (he can’t say the same for the folks [...]

May 6, 2009

We Interrupt Our Regularly Scheduled Programming…

Sorry, you guys.  I’ve been more than a little distracted lately and haven’t been paying much attention to this site.  My mother is actively dying (you can read my musings over at The Blue Door – check out the link on the sidebar) and I’ve had little time to think about much else.
As a consequence, [...]