Comments for The Grammar Cop http://cherylnorman.com/blog Where sentencing won't put you in jail. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:10:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on An arresting development: Grammar Day! by Martha Brockenbrough http://cherylnorman.com/blog/2010/03/03/grammarday/comment-page-1/#comment-19764 Martha Brockenbrough Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:10:20 +0000 http://cherylnorman.com/blog/?p=55#comment-19764 Happy National Grammar Day, Cheryl! Happy National Grammar Day, Cheryl!

]]> Comment on Get ready for Grammar Day by Megan http://cherylnorman.com/blog/2010/03/02/get-ready-for-grammar-day/comment-page-1/#comment-19742 Megan Wed, 03 Mar 2010 01:50:16 +0000 http://cherylnorman.com/blog/?p=63#comment-19742 Standing by for orders, SIR! Standing by for orders, SIR!

]]> Comment on HYPHENS by iEditor http://cherylnorman.com/blog/2009/12/23/hyphens/comment-page-1/#comment-19084 iEditor Sun, 27 Dec 2009 17:52:51 +0000 http://cherylnorman.com/blog/?p=51#comment-19084 Great post Cheryl, but did you know that it's possible to check a lot of the issues with hyphens automatically using an add-in that we developed? PerfectIt spots any words hyphenated inconsistently in your text and has custom settings for each compound prefix, as well as fractions and numbers. It's free to try and all of the details can be found at http://www.intelligentediting.com. Great post Cheryl, but did you know that it’s possible to check a lot of the issues with hyphens automatically using an add-in that we developed? PerfectIt spots any words hyphenated inconsistently in your text and has custom settings for each compound prefix, as well as fractions and numbers. It’s free to try and all of the details can be found at http://www.intelligentediting.com.

]]> Comment on Is this an historical or a historical? by honda civic accessories http://cherylnorman.com/blog/2009/08/15/is-this-an-historical-or-a-historical/comment-page-1/#comment-19067 honda civic accessories Fri, 25 Dec 2009 23:37:53 +0000 http://cherylnorman.com/blog/2009/08/15/is-this-an-historical-or-a-historical/#comment-19067 <strong>Thanks for the comments....</strong> I have long believed this to be the case!... Thanks for the comments….

I have long believed this to be the case!…

]]> Comment on Those Pesky Homophones by 100 Fun & Informative Blog Posts Every Grammar Geek Should Bookmark | Online Universities http://cherylnorman.com/blog/2008/02/16/those-pesky-homophones/comment-page-1/#comment-19011 100 Fun & Informative Blog Posts Every Grammar Geek Should Bookmark | Online Universities Tue, 22 Dec 2009 03:46:50 +0000 http://cherylnorman.com/blog/2008/02/16/those-pesky-homophones/#comment-19011 [...] Those Pesky Homophones. This post provides a list of commonly confused homophones that will certainly slip past the spellcheck. [...] [...] Those Pesky Homophones. This post provides a list of commonly confused homophones that will certainly slip past the spellcheck. [...]

]]> Comment on Is this an historical or a historical? by ulyssesmsu http://cherylnorman.com/blog/2009/08/15/is-this-an-historical-or-a-historical/comment-page-1/#comment-18937 ulyssesmsu Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:16:03 +0000 http://cherylnorman.com/blog/2009/08/15/is-this-an-historical-or-a-historical/#comment-18937 Good for you! I've been griping about this nonsense for years. Why should we be pronouncing words like the British did 300 years ago? Good for you! I’ve been griping about this nonsense for years. Why should we be pronouncing words like the British did 300 years ago?

]]> Comment on Is this an historical or a historical? by Douglas http://cherylnorman.com/blog/2009/08/15/is-this-an-historical-or-a-historical/comment-page-1/#comment-18197 Douglas Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:05:46 +0000 http://cherylnorman.com/blog/2009/08/15/is-this-an-historical-or-a-historical/#comment-18197 Unless your name is Eliza Doolittle, humble takes an a, in my 'umble opinion. Unless your name is Eliza Doolittle, humble takes an a, in my ‘umble opinion.

]]> Comment on To hyphenate or not … that is the question by Douglas http://cherylnorman.com/blog/2009/02/07/to-hyphenate-or-not-that-is-the-question/comment-page-1/#comment-18191 Douglas Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:06:20 +0000 http://cherylnorman.com/blog/2009/02/07/to-hyphenate-or-not-that-is-the-question/#comment-18191 Why should we “take up the good fight” for the hyphen in e-mail, if the battle is lost? I’m not even certain the cause is just. While email (or e-mail) means electronic mail, it is not a compound word. It is a contraction. One could make a case for e’mail, I suppose. (Nobody does, of course.) Perhaps the “e-” construction faded because it was not, strictly speaking, standard. William Safire once argued in favor of hyphenated e-mail, but he too predicted that hyphen’s demise. That was at least a decade ago. I agreed with Safire at the time, but came quickly to realize that the world had settled on the shorter word form, and that the world was correct in doing so. And I don’t miss that hyphen, any more than I miss those of to-morrow or to-day. When it comes to email, the hounds of spring are on winter’s traces, hyphen-wise. Why should we “take up the good fight” for the hyphen in e-mail, if the battle is lost? I’m not even certain the cause is just. While email (or e-mail) means electronic mail, it is not a compound word. It is a contraction. One could make a case for e’mail, I suppose. (Nobody does, of course.) Perhaps the “e-” construction faded because it was not, strictly speaking, standard.
William Safire once argued in favor of hyphenated e-mail, but he too predicted that hyphen’s demise. That was at least a decade ago. I agreed with Safire at the time, but came quickly to realize that the world had settled on the shorter word form, and that the world was correct in doing so. And I don’t miss that hyphen, any more than I miss those of to-morrow or to-day. When it comes to email, the hounds of spring are on winter’s traces, hyphen-wise.

]]> Comment on MORE ABOUT NUMBERS by Jenny Pilley http://cherylnorman.com/blog/2009/05/17/more-about-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-16273 Jenny Pilley Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:40:56 +0000 http://cherylnorman.com/blog/2009/05/17/more-about-numbers/#comment-16273 I think this is really useful for any type of writing not just stories. Advice like this you don't see often and it is always to useful to return back to. Thanks Cheryl. I think this is really useful for any type of writing not just stories. Advice like this you don’t see often and it is always to useful to return back to. Thanks Cheryl.

]]> Comment on National Grammar Day–March forth on March 4th! by tips http://cherylnorman.com/blog/2008/03/04/national-grammar-day-march-forth-on-march-4th/comment-page-1/#comment-16051 tips Mon, 08 Jun 2009 08:07:53 +0000 http://cherylnorman.com/blog/2008/03/04/national-grammar-day-march-forth-on-march-4th/#comment-16051 Great Site, Yeah. Hope you can improve it again! Great Site, Yeah. Hope you can improve it again!

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