tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post626801514572567161..comments2024-03-21T11:50:29.630-04:00Comments on Janie Junebug Righting & Editing: TIP TUESDAY: WILL PAST TENSE BE LEFT IN THE PAST?Janie Junebughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-29873315017027726692021-07-23T23:36:58.729-04:002021-07-23T23:36:58.729-04:00I'm sorry to say it's not a joke. It's...I'm sorry to say it's not a joke. It's a trend.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-82154213492806934732021-07-19T13:04:57.929-04:002021-07-19T13:04:57.929-04:00I can picture the person who wrote that sign.I can picture the person who wrote that sign.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-2006114143617104582021-07-19T13:04:36.614-04:002021-07-19T13:04:36.614-04:00I can't ignore them, although I wish I could.I can't ignore them, although I wish I could.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-33542482984254593302021-07-19T13:04:02.337-04:002021-07-19T13:04:02.337-04:00One of my nephews goes nuts over the misuse of quo...One of my nephews goes nuts over the misuse of quotation marks, while I'm bother more by misplaced apostrophes. Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-43201878820969385772021-07-19T11:34:52.582-04:002021-07-19T11:34:52.582-04:00That Speak English sign is just perfect!That Speak English sign is just perfect!Liz Hindshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04646532093872561703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-43676681729965312982021-07-18T18:48:40.163-04:002021-07-18T18:48:40.163-04:00*sigh* It's hard to ignore these!*sigh* It's hard to ignore these! Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07470947568183528236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-81544432015985768162021-07-17T10:30:41.609-04:002021-07-17T10:30:41.609-04:00Ugh! Those signs! I especially can't stand mea...Ugh! Those signs! I especially can't stand meaningless quotation marks, so that seagull sign really gets my goat.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-66420439238685330012021-07-15T19:17:16.802-04:002021-07-15T19:17:16.802-04:00You are now my official assistant. I am Queen of G...You are now my official assistant. I am Queen of Grammar. Do you want to be King Consort or Prince?Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-27431009966593310822021-07-15T18:48:38.746-04:002021-07-15T18:48:38.746-04:00Sign me up as your assistant.Sign me up as your assistant.David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-61583155791039572062021-07-15T08:34:57.510-04:002021-07-15T08:34:57.510-04:00They can’t be that stupid? They must have used the...They can’t be that stupid? They must have used these words as a joke?. I am hoping....Birgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-52382959846746247972021-07-14T21:39:04.187-04:002021-07-14T21:39:04.187-04:00Your capital letters don't bother me. It's...Your capital letters don't bother me. It's part of your creativity. Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-48956753063014370792021-07-14T21:38:32.290-04:002021-07-14T21:38:32.290-04:00I felt your comforting pat on my back. Thank you!I felt your comforting pat on my back. Thank you!Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-63476257578959244952021-07-14T21:38:09.113-04:002021-07-14T21:38:09.113-04:00Let's have them tested.Let's have them tested.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-64470052518557533352021-07-14T21:37:34.881-04:002021-07-14T21:37:34.881-04:00I've never wanted to fit in that badly.I've never wanted to fit in that badly. Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-43344673974326081072021-07-14T20:13:42.776-04:002021-07-14T20:13:42.776-04:00Aw, Yes, the examples of wrong words used, or perh...Aw, Yes, the examples of wrong words used, or perhaps, intentionally to catch our attention more, mebbe? I can be Guilty and I know I massacre a lot of proper Writing, as in the random capitalization I do on purpose that must drive Scholars stark raving Mad? *LOL* My Granddaughter, tho' she has Learning Disabilities and trouble Reading and Writing, gets bothered a lot when people speak using the wrong or inappropriate Words... where she got that from might come from me, I do cringe sometimes how poorly Educated our Young People seem to be becoming especially. Mostly because I Fear we could be dumbing down very intelligent Young People in our Educational System as it stands and that is an atrocity!Bohemianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03743017084098726581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-36511345039891175052021-07-14T14:36:59.477-04:002021-07-14T14:36:59.477-04:00There, they're, their, your gonna be ok. Heh.There, they're, their, your gonna be ok. Heh.Deedleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17220174067034720943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-89981791783592244772021-07-14T10:30:30.415-04:002021-07-14T10:30:30.415-04:00Perhaps lead poisoning has led to some cognitive r...Perhaps lead poisoning has led to some cognitive reduction for so many?Mirka Breenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-12177335947719909522021-07-14T04:34:32.060-04:002021-07-14T04:34:32.060-04:00I think correct grammar has gone out the window. S...I think correct grammar has gone out the window. Sometimes I make mistakes. It happens. I have even embraced the phrase, "I'm going to get my hair did," because that's what people say around here and I want to fit in. lol Lorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15328674280714013955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-71620106877006086662021-07-13T23:23:30.859-04:002021-07-13T23:23:30.859-04:00Perhaps you read the right writing.Perhaps you read the right writing.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-34429252252916652172021-07-13T23:23:08.007-04:002021-07-13T23:23:08.007-04:00Every time I left the house when I was in high sch...Every time I left the house when I was in high school, my mother said, Drive safe! Grrrrrrr.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-52420321051078423592021-07-13T23:22:28.878-04:002021-07-13T23:22:28.878-04:00Thank you, Debby!Thank you, Debby!Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-90389041755277889422021-07-13T23:22:14.974-04:002021-07-13T23:22:14.974-04:00Some grammar checkers might pick up on it.Some grammar checkers might pick up on it.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-82079197114736687102021-07-13T23:21:50.557-04:002021-07-13T23:21:50.557-04:00I can't get anyone to do anything, so don'...I can't get anyone to do anything, so don't bother bowing.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-28430536381278800802021-07-13T23:21:07.515-04:002021-07-13T23:21:07.515-04:00I've seen all sorts of grammatical errors in n...I've seen all sorts of grammatical errors in newsletters from schools and the displays in their halls.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-72370687802386346962021-07-13T23:20:20.902-04:002021-07-13T23:20:20.902-04:00It is not--except at some private schools. I taugh...It is not--except at some private schools. I taught public high school for about a minute and a half. We were not allowed to spend time on grammar or spelling.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.com