apparently I woke up and took a bitch pill instead of advil

Aug 25, 2010 06:36

I make plenty of writing mistakes. But here are three things that made me close Firefox last night and return to a book instead of reading fanfic ( Read more... )

i am not a nice person, rant, i am the crankiest

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ariadne1 August 25 2010, 12:50:21 UTC
Scrawled in red ink on many a student paper last go-'round:

"Please make at least a nodding acquaintance with your potential ally, the comma."

Also: "The semi-colon is not your friend."

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asimplechord August 25 2010, 16:17:05 UTC
Oh god. And these are college students, writing something they know will be analyzed for SPAG, at the very least. How do you deal with this on a daily basis?

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ariadne1 August 27 2010, 20:11:30 UTC
For better (they speak better than they write) and for worse (I only teach English majors, for pity's sake).

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eckerlilas August 25 2010, 13:33:41 UTC
♥♥♥

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asimplechord August 25 2010, 16:17:41 UTC
Logan looks just as dubious as I felt. ♥

On another note entirely, does your friend want the pair of Glambert tix?

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eckerlilas August 25 2010, 16:40:21 UTC
Possibly, yes! I can't believe I forgot! I asked him and then forgot to follow up. How much are they, total?

Also, are you and Jenn going as well?

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asimplechord August 25 2010, 16:47:54 UTC
Yes, Jenn and I are still going, so it's just the other pair. Center mezzanine, Row K, seats 122 & 123. They are $54 each with fees, but that's negotiable.

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lickingbeads August 25 2010, 14:13:29 UTC
I freely admit I love these sorts of posts :D

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asimplechord August 25 2010, 16:18:58 UTC
I feel bitchy when I post them, but I'm pretty sure that most people wouldn't welcome a comment in a fic that says: hey, this was an okay story but it'd be better if you understood a few basic SPAG rules.

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