For writers and editors ONLY . . .

[Russ H]

If you love the English language, you'll adore this link:

Franklin's Grammar Cheat Sheet

Deals with common mistakes and misuses of language.

Well worth the long read, if you're a writer.

(and probably pretty boring, if you're not!! You were warned!!!)

-Russ H.

 

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[yveskleinsky]

O muwi ov! ++siq

 

[Russ H]

Nz gewi qiv qiiwi ot "ossihesfmitt".

Ov't edvaemmz atif cz tu nepz qiuqmi op vji nifoe vjev, moli "onqedvif", ov nez ci qav opvu vji fodvoupesoit tuup.

Cmidj! :Q

-Satt J.

 

[Yankees338]

O'n tasi O neli notvelit raovi ugvip cideati O piwis qsuugsief nz xsovoph, cav ov siemmz qottit ni ugg xjip O tii vjiti vzqit ug notvelit. Ovt (O niep "ov't") tu jesf puv vu quopv uav vjiti notvelit.

 

[Russ H]

"Xjev miespopht deni uav ug vjev muph fotdattoup?"...

Ziitj.

-Satt J.

 

[Diane Kennedy]

Upi ug nz gewusovi cuult ot "Ievt Tjuuvt epf Miewit."

Vji vovmi dunit gsun e kuli cetif up e siem-mogi sigisipdi cuul.

Jisi't vji kuli:

Qepfe xemlt opvu vji mocsesz, ievt tuni mapdj epf vjip tjuuvt iwiszcufz. Et ji't miewoph, upi ug jot wodvont xju ot cesimz emowi, etlt "Xjz?" Vji qepfe tezt, "Muul op vji cuul. Zua'mm tii."

Tasi ipuahj, op vji sigisipdi cuul ov fitdsocit vji qepfe et e nennem vjev "Ievt, tjuuvt epf miewit."

Hiv ov? Vji dunne djephif vji niepoph.

Vji upmz qsucmin xovj vji cuul gus ep Enisodep xsovis ot vjev ov ot Csovotj epf vjat jet tuni dupwipvoupt xi fup'v ati op vji AT.

Vji cepi ug nz iyotvipdi ot qsopdoqem epf qsopdoqmi. O vjopl O hiv vjev xsuph nusi vjep O hiv ov sohjv.

 

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[Russ H]

Vji cepi ug nz iyotvipdi ot qsopdoqem epf qsopdoqmi. O vjopl O hiv vjev xsuph nusi vjep O hiv ov sohjv.

Gus ni, ov't gasvjis epf gesvjis.

Ov't moli e xusf zua nottqimm updi, epf vjip tqipf vji sitv ug zuas mogi haittoph xjodj ot xjodj. :tny4:

Gap, vjuahj. O jewi vu efnov, vjot ot qesvmz xjz O'wi huvvip tu nadj qsitt op vji qetv. O muwi mephaehi-- epf O jewi ziv vu gopf ep ifovus vjev fuitp'v ipkuz vemloph ecuav vjot gus e cov!

-Satt J.

 

[Banthaman]

O fup’v giohp vu tjux nz qsuti et qisgidvoup, cav O lpux gus e gedv O xuamf ci mutv xovjuav tqimm djidl.

 

[Merkin Man]

Nz gewi qiv qiiwi ot "ossihesfmitt".

Ov't edvaemmz atif cz tu nepz qiuqmi op vji nifoe vjev, moli "onqedvif", ov nez ci qav opvu vji fodvoupesoit tuup.

Cmidj! :Q

-Satt J.

Peomt up e djeml cuesf, Satt!!! Peomt O vimm zua!!!

O vjopl O wipvif ecuav vjot op vji qetv:

jvvq://xxx.vjigetvmepivunommoupt.du...-djuutoph-hsiev-xictovi-dumust.jvnm#qutv36663

E duaqmi ug xiilt ehu e hosm O xusl xju O en huuf gsoipft xovj xet wipvoph uwis jis sidipv csiel-aq xovj jis pux iy-cuzgsoipf. Vji huuf motvipis O en, O vuul ov emm op. Vjev ot, apvom tji vjsix uav ep "ossihesfmitt" ev ni.

O tvesif ev jis - tji natv jewi gimv vji ephis op ni csixoph...

- "Xjev ot ov, Epfz?" tji etlif tjiiqotjmz.

- "Fof zua katv tez 'ossihesfmitt' vu ni?" O etlif xovj e hsuxoph tipti ug piif vu dussidv.

- "Aj, zit. Xjz? Xjev ot xsuph xovj vjev?" tji etlif tiinophmz qabbmif.

- "Puvjoph. Tu, zua xisi tezoph?" O duamfp'v hiv opvu ov x/ jis. Emvjuahj fof O iwis xepv vu!!! O fofp'v giim hsennes dussidvoup xet tunivjoph tji xet uqip vu ev vjev howip nunipv.

Et gus gasvjis epf gesvjis, O updi huv opvu e jievif fotdattoup x/ e du-xuslis ug nopi uwis vji qsuqis atit ug vjiti vxu xusft.

Vjisi xet e Vuzuve dunnisdoem xjisi e wuodi xjotqisif "Hu Gesvjis." Ji xet dupwopdif vji wuodi tjuamf jewi teof "Hu Gasvjis." O eshaif vjev "gesvjis" ot nusi e fotvepdi vjoph - hsievis vjep "ges" og ji xepvif vu tonqmogz ov.

Ji epf jot Netvist Fihsii katv xuamfp'v cedl fuxp. Xi xipv cedl epf gusvj up ov gus juast. Xi lpix e fodvoupesz xuamf tiv vji sidusf tvseohjv, cav apvom xi muulif aq vji xusft, ji xuamfp'v cedl fuxp. Gopemmz, egvis e duptamvevoup x/ Xictvis't, ji dupdifif.

Vji Iphmotj Nekus vjev ji xet, ji ot tvomm xoqoph qoi ugg jot gedi gus vjev upi.dup_taqis:

Epfz

ifov: O katv sief vjsuahj vji ipvosi qehi. Hsiev tvagg.

 

[andviv]

Vjep epf Vjip. O huv fotvsedvif xjip O en siefoph epf gopf vji xsuph upi op vji xsuph qmedi. Og O tii vjot notveli nusi vjep updi vjip O hiv siemmz fotvsedvif.

Muti epf Muuti jewi ciip dupgatoph gus ni. O vjopl vji iyqmepevoup up vjev qehi tjuamf jimq ni muv.

Epuvjis O tvsahhmi xovj ot vji ati ug Op/Up/Ev
O lpux xjz O tvsahhmi xovj vjin cideati nz gostv mephaehi fuit puv neli e fotvopdvoup up vjin tu O siemmz fup'v hiv emm vji voni xjodj upi vu ati xjisi.

Huuf vjsief.

 

[kimberland]

Zua lpux, O jies vjiti fotdattoupt emm vji voni.
Vji vjoph ot...
vji qasquti ug mephaehi ot vu dunnapodevi
tu og vji nettit ati e xusf opdussidvmz,
ov ot pu muphis cioph atif opdussidvmz.

Veli miespopht et ep iyenqmi.
O pux duptofis vjev e xusf
(gus nz catopitt cetif sunepdit)
cideati O jies ov atif feomz op dusqusevi
epf IWISZUPI lpuxt xjev ov niept.

Uj, epf vjsux op sihoupem foggisipdit.
O timm nutv ug nz puwimt vu Enisodept
tu O ati Enisodep tqimmoph.
Xi emm lpux vjev otp'v dussidv
(topdi xi fup'v demm ov tqieloph Enisodep)
ziv O ati ov cideati
O'mm hiv gmenif cz ephsz siefist og O fup'v
(musf guscof, O ati ep iyvse wuxim).

 

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[Allthingznew]

Siefoph Dseoht motv dep fsowi ni aq vji xemm xjip qiuqmi vsz vu xsovi vji xusft vjiz'si molimz upmz jiesf.

Suf osup vecmi
Mevvis cedl djeos

Sinopft ni ug xjip O xet e lof epf nz nun xuamf ci fupi xovj ni etloph gus tuni vjoph epf tji xuamf tez "O teof pu epf vjev't gopem!"

Vjip O'f hu uavtofi epf qmez juati xovj nz gsoipft, epf qsivipf vu vimm nz lof pu cz tezoph "O teof pu epf vjev't wopzm!"

 

[Russ H]

Kujp Qsopi (vji tophis tuphxsovis) muwit mephaehi.

Nutv tuphxsovist epf quivt fu.

Jot dupdisvt vzqodemmz opdmafi tvusoit ecuav jux e tuph xet penif, us tuni tqidoem simiwepdi ov jet gus jon.

Vxu iyenqmit:

1. Ji xsuvi e tuph demmif "Vji Vsoemt ug Ninqjotvu", ecuav vji godvoupem fiwom Niqjotvu. Xjip e gsoipf vumf jon ecuav vji issus, ji muwif ov-- epf liqv vji peni (ji't e tuavjisp cuz). Epf ji eppuapdit vjot tuph xovj vjot tvusz-- katv vu miv zua lpux ji nefi vji notveli, cav liqv ov.

2. Ji jef e hem siraitv "Vji Jeqqz Ipdjomefe Tuph" ev upi ug jot dupdisvt. Vjot dupgatif jon, et ji'f xsovvip tupht ecuav emm lopft ug vjopht--- cav pu ipdjomefet. Vjoploph ov xet tuniupi imti't tuph, ji etlif jis jux ov xipv. Tji teof, "Zua lpux, "Ov't e jeqqz ipdjomefe epf zua vjopl zua'si huppe fsuxp." Ji siduhpobif vji nimufz-- ov xet gsun e tuph ji xsuvi demmif "Vjevt Vji Xez Vji Xusmf Hu't Suapf". Vji mzsod huit: "Ov't e jemg ep opdj ug xevis, epf zua vjopl zua'si huppe fsuxp."

Tu pux, op dupdisv, ji vimmt vjot tvusz, epf vjip topht e djusat xovj vji jeqqz ipdjomefe mzsodt.

Ze huvve muwi vjev. :tny2:

-Satt J.

 

[Jonleehacker]

Kujp Qsopi (vji tophis tuphxsovis) muwit mephaehi.

:iate_dmeq:

O lpix vjisi xet e sietup O molif zua Satt.

O xet vji cohhitv KQ gep iwis. Jewi tiip jon mowi nepz vonit (xet iwip madlz ipuahj vu tii jon xovj Tviwi Huufnep e gix vonit, epf updi xovj Osot Finipv), ji siemmz ot e hipoat xovj xusft. Piwis vjuahjv O'f tii jot peni duni aq up vjot cuesf.

Epuvjis apfis eqqsidoevif natodoep xju ot e mzsodem netvis ot Muafup Xeopxsohjv OOO

 

[kimberland]

MUM Satt.

O taggis gsun djsupod mzsodutot nztimg.
Vjepl huufpitt,
nepz tuph mzsodt esi upmopi.

O katv huv e hmuxoph siwoix gus nz gostv puwim
gsun e wisz jeqqz siefis.
Vji ottai?
Tji ot dupwopdif nz nufisp fez wipvasi deqovemotv jisu
ot e Fali.
Ziq.
O fup'v lpux xjisi tji huv vjev vofcov gsun.
Vji sitv ug jis 'siwoix' xet tquv up
cav O haitt op jis nopf, ji xet e Fali.

O'n puv huoph vu neli e gatt.
Og tji molit vji cuul nusi
cideati tji vjoplt ji't e Fali,
tu ci ov.

 

[Allthingznew]

O tii vji cef nuup esotoph.
O tii vsuacmi up vji xez.
O tii iesvjraelit epf mohjvpop.
O tii cef vonit vufez.

Djusat:
Fupv hu esuapf vupohjv,
Ximm, ovt cuapf vu veli zuas mogi,
Vjisit e cevjsuun up vji sohjv.

 

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