tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143088625756367367.post6377906307683149686..comments2023-07-12T07:00:42.975-05:00Comments on News McNabb: I Hate It When You Say That!NewsMcNabbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08040170736717649659noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143088625756367367.post-30489189744356304782008-12-08T23:42:00.000-06:002008-12-08T23:42:00.000-06:00Jim, I am so disappointed you left out "flags at h...Jim, I am so disappointed you left out "flags at half mast" vs. "flags at half staff"!<BR/><BR/>And what about "the patient was Starflighted to Brackenridge"?Gray Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07047878732740098871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143088625756367367.post-17695021610943104762008-11-25T12:50:00.000-06:002008-11-25T12:50:00.000-06:00One of the easiest ways to remember "fewer" vs. "l...One of the easiest ways to remember "fewer" vs. "less" is to use "fewer" when you can count whatever you're talking about.<BR/><BR/>Which brings up the pet peeve that grates on me most these days: "your" vs. "you're." It seems most folks don't know the difference.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143088625756367367.post-12799020185098874842008-11-23T16:20:00.000-06:002008-11-23T16:20:00.000-06:00The only reason I am here right now is becuz I lov...The only reason I am here right now is becuz I love de McNabb man. Recently, a friend was sharin' wit I, how her husband's father, hated how so many black people had Irish names. Jus' maybe it had to do wit slavery.<BR/><BR/>The English has way to many rules. We need a new English language, dat comes mo' from de heart, than de mind. Dat's how I feel 'bout English, it has always made I want to rebel. Still here, wit a slave mentality?<BR/><BR/>Lanuage does, and will always define, culture.<BR/><BR/>Technological...Tech...no...logical.<BR/><BR/>I & I...intertribal & international...<BR/><BR/>Skyroots...Tyrone...mo' happy in New Mexico...True!!!! No mo urban village fo' I. I understand some of dis, but I don't overstand it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143088625756367367.post-42774267789884332112008-11-21T15:55:00.000-06:002008-11-21T15:55:00.000-06:00This is SO helpful for someone like myself, who is...This is SO helpful for someone like myself, who is hoping to attend journalism school next year. (I hope that I used the comma correctly sir.)<BR/><BR/>I do my best to honor the English language whenever I write a new post. But I think all of us need a grammar book by our side at all times.<BR/><BR/>Well, maybe not you. You seem to have it all together. ;)<BR/><BR/>GREAT BLOG!Zack Raspberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06585542662992539123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143088625756367367.post-29572654016253118362008-11-20T18:35:00.000-06:002008-11-20T18:35:00.000-06:00Jim, This is very topical. Not 15 minutes ago wh...Jim,<BR/> This is very topical. Not 15 minutes ago while watching our 6:00 newscast, my news director cringed as he heard one of his reporters use "further" to describe distance. Last month or so one of our anchors, who does a restaurant inspection report, wrote and aired something to this effect: Gnats were found near the food preparation area in the restaurant and they were made to clean up. We joked about gnats with tiny little mops and sponges working in the kitchen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143088625756367367.post-21290380275659161362008-11-20T11:42:00.000-06:002008-11-20T11:42:00.000-06:00Here something that drives me crazy that most tv ...Here something that drives me crazy that most tv stations report, "The victim was taken to a local hospital." <BR/><BR/>I have a young producer that uses it all the time.<BR/><BR/>Well, are they going to take them out of town?<BR/>Shane DeitertAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143088625756367367.post-92099118232130054232008-11-20T11:26:00.000-06:002008-11-20T11:26:00.000-06:00That takes me back. Do you recall when you and I ...That takes me back. Do you recall when you and I had an argument over "irregardless?" You said it was not a word, and I said it was. A dictionary proved me to be right, but you maintained (and still do, I think) that it should not be used. <BR/><BR/>Irregardless, I still use it to this day. Does that make me a purveyor of bad form? Probably. I guess its' just where I'm at. <BR/><BR/>(Longing for the good ol' days,)<BR/>JaxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com