Comments for Communications Breakdown

Comment on You're Not the Only One by Scott

Scott — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 19:20:08 +0000

CRABBY OCD LADY is bang on! And I still personally haven’t got the hang of the correct usage of all those dashes, hyphens and variations thereof, so instead of learning (who has the time?) I try to refrain from using them too often.

Now if you’ll excuse me, I believe I must re-read some of my posts to see if I am stretching the truth or not.

Comment on It’s Not My Fault by Scott

Scott — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 19:14:31 +0000

No, nothing is ever my fault. Except when it comes to taking far too long to respond to folks who comment on my blog posts. Then, and only then, it is indeed… my fault. As to why I didn’t tell you I had a blog thingy, if you read this particular post (my first, from about a year ago, actually), you will understand my true nature is that of a procrastinator. (I’m always working on that.)

Comment on You're Not the Only One by Cathi Stevenson

Cathi Stevenson — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 01:49:16 +0000

My pet peeve is when people use hyphens, or worse — double hyphens, when they need and em dash or an em dash;

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See, they’re all different sizes and mean different things.

I’m also not fond of “their” being used as a singular, gender-neutral pronoun.

For instance, “when a writer puts on their thinking cap…” is just wrong! wrong! wrong. It should read either, “when writers put on their thinking caps…” or “when a writer puts on his or her thinking cap…” or you can remove either the his or the her and go with a gender-specific pronoun.

That was today’s update from CRABBY OCD LADY.

Comment on It’s Not My Fault by Cathi Stevenson

Cathi Stevenson — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 01:41:03 +0000

Nothings ever your fault is it? LOL I didn’t know you have a blog thingy. Why didn’t you tell me you had a blog thingy?

Comment on Snickers Church by lori

lori — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 19:51:27 +0000

Are you getting paid to do polls now? (just wondering…)

And by the by, ‘No’ to the Costco church, and ‘not sure’ about the slogan church. Depends on how catchy or gimmicky they were trying to be. I’m old fashioned that way and think the gospel has its own attraction if it is actually presented.

Comment on All Sound and No Substance? by lori

lori — Sun, 30 May 2010 13:02:17 +0000

There was definitely some of that substance on our carpet the other night. Mr. Maxwell wasn’t just making noise!

Comment on The Poop of Life by Mom

Mom — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:47:21 +0000

I love it

Comment on The Poop of Life by Mark Fogarty

Mark Fogarty — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:53:10 +0000

Yes… CRAP! indeed.

Comment on You're Not the Only One by lori

lori — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 01:59:24 +0000

My friend told me that one of her employees took a message for Don, the manager – only one sentence long. There was four spelling mistakes in it, including the managers name…”Dawn”. He said he didn’t know how to spell the name, and all he could think of was the dish soap.

Comment on Careful What You Ask For by lori

lori — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 01:40:30 +0000

That’s an umbilical cord, you goof.