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grammar and such

by mg at 12:08 PM on May 12, 2001

I don't know if you've noticed or not, but I've got a problem with grammar and spelling.

You'd think I wouldn't have that problem considering that I graduated university with a degree in English and that I'd taken numerous writing classes there and over in the jounrnalism department. Luckily, most high level courses don't look so much at grammar as they do at the quality of writing, and I've got that covered. I can't recall how many times that I'd gotten papers back with an "A" but a note from the professor about all the spelling mistakes I'd made. I guess grammar can be overlooked when you've got a future Hemmingway in your class.

Anyway, the last week of posting has most likely been riddled with problems. Why is that? Well, that is because Snaggle usually edits all my posts after I am done with him. He is one hell of an editor.

He even knows when I am purposefully disregarding the rules of grammar in order to execute a particularly elegant turn of the phrase. And I love him for that.

For the past several days of him being on vacation, I've had to rely on my own editorial abilities to make sure I've spelled and grammatisized everything correctly. I've not done a particularly good job of that. So, hopefully, and undoubtedly, when he gets back next week, he will go through every post fixing all my little mistakes. And I can't wait for that, even if that means he is back in Iowa and not here with me in NYC.

*Sigh* Goodbye, welcome back Snaggle.

comments (3)

Oh, God, hurry back, Snaggle!! We miss you more than words could express.

Don't get me wrong, mg. I like you, too, but you're no Snaggle. ;-)

by Lilly at May 12, 2001 5:21 PM


Hee! I'm wondering if mg originally said "... the last week of posting have most likely been riddled with problems..." just so that I would have an error to fix in this post. Hee. I feel so loved.

I also think Lilly deserves a cookie. If I was within easy driving distance of you, darlin', I'd bake you some cookies and bring them to you.

by snaggle at May 13, 2001 10:53 PM


done is my pet hate, havent you north americans heard of the word "finished" as in

Snaggle usually edits all my posts after I am finished with him.

that reads so much better. i am sure there is a technical reason why done used in many cases but i will leave that up to the experts.

bill stewart

by Bill Stewart at December 1, 2004 1:06 AM