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English 98: That Floaty Comma

by LurbyJo on February 11, 2009

in Personal

I’ve been asked by a few people to do a quick post on apostrophes or as I’ve heard it put by kids at my son’s school, “that comma that floats up there at the top.”  *drags out her Remedial English soap box and hops on up*
The apostrophe is one of the most misused punctuation marks [...]

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English 98: My Pet Peeve

by LurbyJo on February 2, 2009

in Personal

It would seem many people feel the phrase and I cannot be overused and choosing it instead of and me helps them to appear both more educated and more eloquent.  
This is absolutely incorrect. 
When I was in elementary school (and I cry to think that this must not be taught any longer) I learned to break [...]

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This Doesn’t HAVE a Title Since It’s About Random Things, So THERE!

by LurbyJo on October 31, 2008

in EVE, Personal, Warhammer

So I’m back playing games again. This horrific cough is going away and I don’t feel faint every time I sit up. Good news!
I spent some time in the EVE Voice channel of EVE-Bloggers. I just LOVE Black Claw. He’s hilarious and fun and shows me YouTube videos that make me [...]

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