Comments on: poor grammar ain’t funny

By: TDanby

TDanby — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 13:37:53 +0000

“sometimes I see a word that I’ve typed and it just doesn’t look right”
Past and passed is sometimes confusing. “Remembrance of Things Past”
Is “remembrance of things which have passed away” just as accurate?
As far as using “woken up”…it has always seemed awkward to me. Always use “awakened,” “awoke” or “wakened.”

By: TDanby

TDanby — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 13:34:10 +0000

By: Kate

Kate — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 10:12:23 +0000

I prefer to check spelling using spell check

By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 02:11:21 +0000

@Diane That’s hilarious

By: Diane Vesely

Diane Vesely — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 00:58:10 +0000

Be certain to read your paper, letter, etc., after using a spell check. Most do not find grammatical errors. I have had students turn in papers where I can tell they took the first word their spell check program offered, as it gave them a word that made no sense in the sentence. The funniest error, however, was a letter my husband received at his work. The author must have misspelled “inconvenience.” The final sentence read, “I hope this hasn’t caused you any incontinence.”

By: Dan

Dan — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 05:28:04 +0000

“What are you doing today?” is correct. The decision to use what versus which is changing over time. Neither is wrong.

By: David

David — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 20:20:23 +0000

Which is correct?
What are you doing today?
-or-
What are you doing, today?

Also, when to use ‘what’ and ‘which’, i.e., ‘What football team do you support?’, or ‘Which football team do you support?’

By: richard

richard — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:56:40 +0000

I hate when people substitute healthy for healthful, as in “I like healthy foods.” They’d better be healthy…

By: Harriet

Harriet — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:39:21 +0000

Sign on a McDonald’s:

TACO SALADS IS BACK!

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 13 May 2008 05:19:27 +0000

Very true.