tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18847981.post6698038941532039842..comments2023-06-11T09:58:23.541-04:00Comments on Hang on, Voltaire: "Whose breathing your secondhand smoke?"Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16794178538427723305noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18847981.post-78129094253589705642010-03-05T14:54:22.009-05:002010-03-05T14:54:22.009-05:00tks JD and CC - t: I had a hard time getting past ...tks JD and CC - t: I had a hard time getting past the "ing" let alone the verb :)Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16794178538427723305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18847981.post-84321254394652404382010-02-28T03:44:45.713-05:002010-02-28T03:44:45.713-05:00this year at the IRS, someone (not me; i was too c...this year at the IRS, someone (not me; i was too chicken) finally corrected the printer paper sign posted on a shelf end so that it no longer said:<br /><br />NUMBERING FOLDERS<br />IS AROUND <br />THE CORNER.<br /><br />they crossed out the is and put are.<br /><br />i am SOOOOO weary of the misplaced apostrophes and how their (ha ha) not used where they are supposed to be, such as in "who is" contractions.<br /><br />maybe c-son's marketing team was trying to be ultra clever toward the college kids — a misspelled sign is *surely* more eye-catching than a correct one, right?<br /><br />(word verification: irsequ — too uncanny; oh, they are watching!)Applecart T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00812569499485598060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18847981.post-1947258346876741502010-02-27T10:16:21.545-05:002010-02-27T10:16:21.545-05:00This was a wonderful post. Peter is forever doing...This was a wonderful post. Peter is forever doing the same things, even correcting the TV news anchors! I will admit that I, too, do it to some extent...but alas, not many folks like us!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18847981.post-60334892616118455732010-02-26T20:29:37.022-05:002010-02-26T20:29:37.022-05:00I'm with you Susan - I greatly dislike seeing ...I'm with you Susan - I greatly dislike seeing poorly formed phrases and / or bad spelling. <br /><br />jdJDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08121096842519039643noreply@blogger.com