tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113459088262891680.post9208721244568167337..comments2023-10-30T09:45:16.159-06:00Comments on Writing on the Wall: Splicing and DicingPrecision Editing Grouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17054725687044240043noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113459088262891680.post-61157509944855746432008-11-11T13:41:00.000-07:002008-11-11T13:41:00.000-07:00Your rule about semicolons really hit home, and I'...Your rule about semicolons really hit home, and I'll be darned if I didn't add a half-dozen of those things to the four pages I wrote today. Good fun!<BR/><BR/>Oh, and my Word Verification for this post is <B>subpgan</B>, which I think is someone who is almost a pagan, but not quite.<BR/><BR/>(Sorry - Melanie got me going on these...)Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17369952902975144773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113459088262891680.post-37922781181717967472008-11-08T14:20:00.000-07:002008-11-08T14:20:00.000-07:00Amanda, Good catch. My error--the first YET should...Amanda, Good catch. My error--the first YET should be OR. I'll fix it in the post. Thanks! (And oops--sorry!)Annette Lyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12493583432919249814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113459088262891680.post-6631209801571026302008-11-08T13:28:00.000-07:002008-11-08T13:28:00.000-07:00Okay, I know I'm probably just missing something h...Okay, I know I'm probably just missing something here, but why is "yet" in the list of 7 twice? It's probably obvious, but my brain is too tired to function correctly. Can you explain? :DAmandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026099426503180472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113459088262891680.post-42259846431393605312008-11-06T14:35:00.000-07:002008-11-06T14:35:00.000-07:00I'm glad you wrote about this. I was never and En...I'm glad you wrote about this. I was never and English major and I don't remember all the rules. It seems simple but there are those of us out there that simply can't remember everything!! lol<BR/><BR/>Hopefully I won't make the same mistakes anymore!hi, it's me! melissa chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05280379007196906037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113459088262891680.post-52451345502082263422008-11-05T20:37:00.000-07:002008-11-05T20:37:00.000-07:00This is a fun and clear explanation. So much so, i...This is a fun and clear explanation. So much so, in fact, that I'm sending a link to this post to my English teacher friends so that perhaps they can tame some of the egregious comma splicing in their little corner of the eighth grade universe.Melanie Jacobsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02489615939726209573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113459088262891680.post-12639401674535444072008-11-05T16:09:00.000-07:002008-11-05T16:09:00.000-07:00Awesome examples, Annette!My thing is, for the mos...Awesome examples, Annette!<BR/><BR/>My thing is, for the most part I know what's right and wrong, but I'll be danged if I can ever remember what they're called. :)Tristi Pinkstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12122250747480013804noreply@blogger.com