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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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