tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5832438155841430452.post4091881177273116155..comments2024-03-27T15:20:51.208+00:00Comments on Deb's World: Going overboarddebs14http://www.blogger.com/profile/14521565769251816528noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5832438155841430452.post-90999903607676873752014-07-27T19:29:51.566+01:002014-07-27T19:29:51.566+01:00I'm definitely guilty of too many exclamation ...I'm definitely guilty of too many exclamation points.<br /><br />Stephen Fry, you don't need that "really" because something can't be a little bit necessary. It either is or it isn't, so no emphasis is required Sianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01764280029794453933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5832438155841430452.post-4318991452469751962014-07-26T17:29:16.018+01:002014-07-26T17:29:16.018+01:00And misuse of the comma, which I know I am guilty ...And misuse of the comma, which I know I am guilty of.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18032490985687716495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5832438155841430452.post-16323784633562774132014-07-26T17:27:39.231+01:002014-07-26T17:27:39.231+01:00So, the dreaded the misuse of the apostrophe ... s...So, the dreaded the misuse of the apostrophe ... sorry couldn't resist. That's been a bugbear of mine for years. My particular unfavourite? Photo's.<br />I think that the way we speak (generalising here), is possibly influenced by sitcoms from across the pond. Characters in TV programs never talk like anyone I know in real life. Dawson's Creek, anyone? Another annoyance is the use of the word "like" mid-sentence. As in, "how annoying is that?" "Like, totally!"<br />I'm going to stop now.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18032490985687716495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5832438155841430452.post-71930999937602757382014-07-26T13:27:57.046+01:002014-07-26T13:27:57.046+01:00I have to admit that I like the occasional exclama...I have to admit that I like the occasional exclamation mark! Hee Hee!<br /><br />The guy who comes in to fix our computers at work uses okey dokey all the time and we take bets on how many times he will say it during our conversations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5832438155841430452.post-2001662843025727472014-07-26T08:15:29.369+01:002014-07-26T08:15:29.369+01:00Hheheee ... I use okey-dokey sometimes - dunno why...Hheheee ... I use okey-dokey sometimes - dunno why because I would never use it in regular conversation. I drift into colloquial Australian speak too which is not how I speak at all ... funny what a blog and commenting will do to you.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04009119301336136337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5832438155841430452.post-4657029357093751642014-07-26T07:24:49.558+01:002014-07-26T07:24:49.558+01:00Your post has made me smile - and I am trying not ...Your post has made me smile - and I am trying not to use an exclamation mark ( I just wanted to put one in there). My pet red flag is the incorrect use of the apostrophe in 'it's/its'. Even big name scrapbookers make errors with this. The simple rule is: do you mean 'it is'? Then use the apostrophe. Otherwise, omit it. Hoping you can relax and enjoy the summer and thank-you for a great read this morning. alexahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03789464804911391774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5832438155841430452.post-18680672038292887972014-07-25T23:17:38.147+01:002014-07-25T23:17:38.147+01:00Such a great post! It made me chuckle. I definitel...Such a great post! It made me chuckle. I definitely use the exclamation mark a lot in commenting. I like to think it's friendly! Whoops, there I go again. <br />My pet peeve is similar to Deb. I hate incorrect use of their/there. Too/to is a particular one I can't stand! Abihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05040262335558353614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5832438155841430452.post-30744383264877846182014-07-25T18:28:45.026+01:002014-07-25T18:28:45.026+01:00So, I love this post, Deb!!! ;o)
I think I'm ...So, I love this post, Deb!!! ;o)<br /><br />I think I'm in the habit of adding !!! way too much and I have actually tried to back off on that just lately. I use "so" at the beginning of a sentence and I'll also do the unthinkable and begin a sentence with "And" or "But" on occasion too. The way I write for my blog tends to be very casual compared to the way I would write a business letter. And I'll admit to never really learning the proper way to use a semi-colon. :o\ ;?<br /><br />A little grammar oops that bugs me is the improper use of your/you're. We'll throw in there/their/they're while we're at it!!! Deb @ PaperTurtlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00957816023851249171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5832438155841430452.post-27896881232389229202014-07-25T14:05:35.041+01:002014-07-25T14:05:35.041+01:00Must be something to do with blogging....the overu...Must be something to do with blogging....the overuse of the exclamation mark....though I think I may be guilty of it in emails as well!!!!<br />Thank you so much for my lovely quilt square....and the postcard as well....it's going to be a month of happy mail!!!<br />Oh dear....an apostrophe as well!!!scrappyjackyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11761068895383717904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5832438155841430452.post-88105154177725329862014-07-25T13:08:22.845+01:002014-07-25T13:08:22.845+01:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.cards on anniversaryhttp://www.higreetings.com/anniversary/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5832438155841430452.post-62409212170823352252014-07-25T11:22:38.557+01:002014-07-25T11:22:38.557+01:00I am a bit of a grammar Nazi I'm afraid! Seein...I am a bit of a grammar Nazi I'm afraid! Seeing things misspelled or incorrect apostrophes drive me mad - though I think I'm with you on the overuse of the exclamation mark, particularly when blogging!! XSineadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02586099426768833513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5832438155841430452.post-69204477338490153492014-07-25T10:10:15.552+01:002014-07-25T10:10:15.552+01:00I find myself doing that a lot as well!!!I find myself doing that a lot as well!!!Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02007508473146323044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5832438155841430452.post-79682789953936933442014-07-25T09:36:37.400+01:002014-07-25T09:36:37.400+01:00*too much* I hate typos too!!!*too much* I hate typos too!!!Fiona@Staring at the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17893269475772722633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5832438155841430452.post-58842479492856617082014-07-25T08:39:15.333+01:002014-07-25T08:39:15.333+01:00It's funny, isn't it? I've become real...It's funny, isn't it? I've become really aware of words that I use when I'm blogging. 'So' is a word I think I use to much (as a connective rather than at the beginning of a sentence) and I often delete it and make two separate sentences to avoid it! I'm another exclaimer!Fiona@Staring at the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17893269475772722633noreply@blogger.com