tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post2705831384711679568..comments2024-03-20T01:12:06.791-07:00Comments on Snickollet: I'm Not Going to Work, but I'm Still an EditorSnickollethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14123630374052898460noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-19894259691213201302008-05-24T20:40:00.000-07:002008-05-24T20:40:00.000-07:00And now I've written a bit more about Eats, Shoots...And now I've written a bit more about <I>Eats, Shoots and Leaves</I> and called it a book review. I have, once again, linked my readers here to this post, Snick.<BR/><BR/>http://bonniesbooks.blogspot.com/2008/05/eats-shoots-and-leaves-by-lynne-truss.htmlBonnie Jacobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07813549471704485150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-43370657884343595262007-05-02T00:40:00.000-07:002007-05-02T00:40:00.000-07:00To teach a class on grammar and punctuation I used...To teach a class on grammar and punctuation I used a program called "I saw a dollar walking down the street." Don't you just want to ask, "Which way was it going?"<BR/><BR/>Thanks, Laura, for the t-shirt link. I got a good laugh from that and then used it in a post on my blog:<BR/>http://bonniesbooks.blogspot.com/2007/05/i-saw-dollar-walking-down-street.htmlBonnie Jacobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07813549471704485150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-17099631131233108222007-04-26T08:09:00.000-07:002007-04-26T08:09:00.000-07:00I just saw this t-shirt, and thought of you. Take ...I just saw this t-shirt, and thought of you. Take a peek, and hope it's good for a laugh or two:<BR/><BR/>http://www.onehorseshy.com/highbrow/bad_grammar_makes_me_sic?p=onehorseshy.89178214laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07658737213492685847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-52328107180197693322007-04-25T16:17:00.000-07:002007-04-25T16:17:00.000-07:00Once, when I lived in NYC, I endured a particularl...Once, when I lived in NYC, I endured a particularly grueling all-nighter to complete a paper in grad school. As I walked home from handing it in, I kept hallucinating little sarcastic quotation marks on every lettered sign.<BR/><BR/>Not "open" on Sundays.<BR/>No "shirt," no "shoes," no "service."<BR/>Deliveries "around" back.<BR/><BR/>This is one reason among many that I do not take drugs.ShabbyDollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06881396066485988677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-19800788864388598572007-04-25T12:50:00.000-07:002007-04-25T12:50:00.000-07:00Just walked past a real estate office window this ...Just walked past a real estate office window this morning. A home is advertised as having, among other features, double-pained windows.<BR/>AnneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-34509156933979042792007-04-25T10:35:00.000-07:002007-04-25T10:35:00.000-07:00That stuff makes me nuts. My mom asked me to proof...That stuff makes me nuts. My mom asked me to proof an invite for my dad's surprise 60th birthday party, and it said: Come to a "surprise" party for John (also my dad's name). I told her that made it unclear that the party was a surprise, and she said, "Only anal-retentive editors like you would notice something like that." Ay-yi-yi. <BR/><BR/>Glad to see you're still finding humor in the world. :)Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06784439635697216521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-54982418193178003282007-04-25T09:46:00.000-07:002007-04-25T09:46:00.000-07:00Seconding the recommendation for Eats, Shoots and ...Seconding the recommendation for <I>Eats, Shoots and Leaves</I>. I laughed so hard I wept, which is saying something for a book about punctuation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-19095582651303861352007-04-25T09:34:00.000-07:002007-04-25T09:34:00.000-07:00My favorite sign in our apartment building:"Please...My favorite sign in our apartment building:<BR/><BR/>"Please" no smoking.<BR/><BR/>Like, we don't really mean that polite "please;" we're just throwing it in there.Anastasia Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10987082605785956953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-80579708802071974692007-04-25T09:26:00.001-07:002007-04-25T09:26:00.001-07:00Arwen, my thought exactly. Is it really custard? I...Arwen, my thought exactly. Is it really custard? Is it actually homemade? With those quote marks, it could be anything!Snickollethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14123630374052898460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-40923883047605972302007-04-25T09:26:00.000-07:002007-04-25T09:26:00.000-07:00Oh man - TOTALLY a pet peeve of mine - when people...Oh man - TOTALLY a pet peeve of mine - when people use apostrophes for emphasis. <BR/><BR/>It's right up there with "Muffin's for sale!"<BR/><BR/>I was also going to suggest "Eats, Shoots and Leaves" but someone's already done that. I loved that book!Serenityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765237663006604157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-13268835808586225232007-04-25T09:02:00.000-07:002007-04-25T09:02:00.000-07:00You must read Eats, Shoots and Leaves by Lynne Tru...You must read Eats, Shoots and Leaves by Lynne Truss. I think it would be available in the U.S. Anyone who cares about punctuation and grammar (and there seem to be fewer and fewer of us) will love it.wakeupandsmellthecoffeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04602735058278146250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-74982308404391932802007-04-25T08:59:00.000-07:002007-04-25T08:59:00.000-07:00I wonder if they are using the quotation marks und...I wonder if they are using the quotation marks under the rule that allows quotation marks around words used humorously or ironically... perhaps it's not homemade custard after all!Arwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13913493536142196893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-61705398305329396522007-04-25T08:33:00.000-07:002007-04-25T08:33:00.000-07:00A friend of mine worked at a newspaper and got a c...A friend of mine worked at a newspaper and got a call from a woman who had a monkey that she hired out for children's parties. She wanted an ad that said something like ...<BR/><BR/>HI, I'M MARCEL! I'M A "LIVE" MONKEY!<BR/><BR/>My friend tried (unsuccessfully) to explain that the quotation marks actually made Marcel sound pretty sinister.frostinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14259986947659154642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17626032.post-25883934098319610542007-04-25T08:25:00.000-07:002007-04-25T08:25:00.000-07:00I'm not an "editor" (how'd you like that?) per se,...I'm not an "editor" (how'd you like that?) per se, but have done a lot of writing, copyediting, etc. in my career, and this TOPS my list of pet peeves. <BR/><BR/>Why in the world is it necessary to quote it? Is someone <I>saying</I> it? This is why god created <B>boldface</B> and <I>italics</I>.<BR/><BR/>Don't even get me going on my other grammatical / punctuation peeves. My goodness.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com