http://www.sametz.com/roundthesquare/posts/2010/01/truetype-crime-beat-food-for-thoughtless/ Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 03 Jan 2012 21:12:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 http://www.sametz.com/roundthesquare/posts/2010/01/truetype-crime-beat-food-for-thoughtless/comment-page-1/#comment-406 Dana Sallee Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:17:49 +0000 http://www.sametz.com/roundthesquare/?p=1842#comment-406 There is a website www.oatmeal.com that has a column pertaining to words that sound alike but are spelled differently. Puts a funny spin on things. I am a member of the grammar and spelling police. There is a website http://www.oatmeal.com that has a column pertaining to words that sound alike but are spelled differently. Puts a funny spin on things. I am a member of the grammar and spelling police.

]]> http://www.sametz.com/roundthesquare/posts/2010/01/truetype-crime-beat-food-for-thoughtless/comment-page-1/#comment-405 Will Wed, 13 Jan 2010 21:43:33 +0000 http://www.sametz.com/roundthesquare/?p=1842#comment-405 I hear that. One of my grammar peeves is the incorrect use of "then" and "than." Or worse, grammar spelled "grammer." I hear that. One of my grammar peeves is the incorrect use of “then” and “than.” Or worse, grammar spelled “grammer.”

]]> http://www.sametz.com/roundthesquare/posts/2010/01/truetype-crime-beat-food-for-thoughtless/comment-page-1/#comment-404 Cheryl Cheron Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:53:58 +0000 http://www.sametz.com/roundthesquare/?p=1842#comment-404 I was a teacher for many years, and I always felt I was fighting an uphill battle to get students to use correct grammar and spelling. All of today's ads which confuse less with fewer, I and me, and abbreviate everything in sight (site?) in the interest of brevity, make me increasingly glad to be a retiree. I was a teacher for many years, and I always felt I was fighting an uphill battle to get students to use correct grammar and spelling. All of today’s ads which confuse less with fewer, I and me, and abbreviate everything in sight (site?) in the interest of brevity, make me increasingly glad to be a retiree.

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