Comments on: Robisims – Making sense of grammar and spelling for the 21st century blogger http://omnigeek.robmiracle.com/2009/07/30/robisims-making-sense-of-grammar-and-spelling-for-the-21st-century-blogger/ Follow Rob Miracle and his quest to become a super-genius Thu, 15 Dec 2011 08:58:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: stargazer http://omnigeek.robmiracle.com/2009/07/30/robisims-making-sense-of-grammar-and-spelling-for-the-21st-century-blogger/comment-page-1/#comment-460 stargazer Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:00:53 +0000 http://omnigeek.robmiracle.com/?p=179#comment-460 You hit on several of my pet peeves as well in a fun and creative way. Poor grammar drives me crazy. Same with poor spelling. Then/than, affect/effect, and many others! Check out: http://www.grammarbook.com/ and http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/. You hit on several of my pet peeves as well in a fun and creative way. Poor grammar drives me crazy. Same with poor spelling. Then/than, affect/effect, and many others!

Check out: http://www.grammarbook.com/ and http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/.

]]> By: Robin http://omnigeek.robmiracle.com/2009/07/30/robisims-making-sense-of-grammar-and-spelling-for-the-21st-century-blogger/comment-page-1/#comment-389 Robin Sat, 01 Aug 2009 04:05:31 +0000 http://omnigeek.robmiracle.com/?p=179#comment-389 You hit all my common bloopers. I really like your argument for adding the last comma! I must confess, I have one spelling blooper I hate. People spell nonprofit as non-profit vs not-for-profit. Oh my! You hit all my common bloopers. I really like your argument for adding the last comma! I must confess, I have one spelling blooper I hate. People spell nonprofit as non-profit vs not-for-profit. Oh my!

]]> By: Mark Pennington http://omnigeek.robmiracle.com/2009/07/30/robisims-making-sense-of-grammar-and-spelling-for-the-21st-century-blogger/comment-page-1/#comment-388 Mark Pennington Fri, 31 Jul 2009 20:23:30 +0000 http://omnigeek.robmiracle.com/?p=179#comment-388 Great article! The order of consonants makes the difference in spelling-the vowel placement...not so much. I have a nice list of the spelling rules with examples and MP3s of spelling rule songs and raps to check out at <a href="http://penningtonpublishing.com/blog/spelling_vocabulary/how-to-teach-spelling-part-iii/" rel="nofollow">Spelling Rules Songs and Raps</a>. Great article! The order of consonants makes the difference in spelling-the vowel placement…not so much. I have a nice list of the spelling rules with examples and MP3s of spelling rule songs and raps to check out at Spelling Rules Songs and Raps.

]]> By: admin http://omnigeek.robmiracle.com/2009/07/30/robisims-making-sense-of-grammar-and-spelling-for-the-21st-century-blogger/comment-page-1/#comment-387 admin Fri, 31 Jul 2009 20:05:06 +0000 http://omnigeek.robmiracle.com/?p=179#comment-387 I'm not familiar with that style guide either and they seem to want money :-) I’m not familiar with that style guide either and they seem to want money :-)

]]> By: Ministry of Cats http://omnigeek.robmiracle.com/2009/07/30/robisims-making-sense-of-grammar-and-spelling-for-the-21st-century-blogger/comment-page-1/#comment-386 Ministry of Cats Fri, 31 Jul 2009 20:01:26 +0000 http://omnigeek.robmiracle.com/?p=179#comment-386 You had me laughing and twitching at the same time :) I, too, am quite happy to use emoticons as "full stops," but—oh, man—those others, they had me champing at the bit to correct :) BTW, what about the Chicago Manual of Style? You had me laughing and twitching at the same time :) I, too, am quite happy to use emoticons as “full stops,” but—oh, man—those others, they had me champing at the bit to correct :)

BTW, what about the Chicago Manual of Style?

]]> By: Passiongirl http://omnigeek.robmiracle.com/2009/07/30/robisims-making-sense-of-grammar-and-spelling-for-the-21st-century-blogger/comment-page-1/#comment-384 Passiongirl Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:58:42 +0000 http://omnigeek.robmiracle.com/?p=179#comment-384 I know someone who needs to read this one. Feel free to correct me if you find I do any of that. I have told a friend about the then and than rule and they still use it incorrectly. Drives me insane! Some of the mistakes are just laziness and the others are stupidity. I know someone who needs to read this one. Feel free to correct me if you find I do any of that. I have told a friend about the then and than rule and they still use it incorrectly. Drives me insane! Some of the mistakes are just laziness and the others are stupidity.

]]> By: Susan http://omnigeek.robmiracle.com/2009/07/30/robisims-making-sense-of-grammar-and-spelling-for-the-21st-century-blogger/comment-page-1/#comment-383 Susan Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:43:00 +0000 http://omnigeek.robmiracle.com/?p=179#comment-383 Very clever! and witty two. or is that 2 or to or too or shoot. i 4got what i wuz talking bout. Very clever! and witty two. or is that 2 or to or too or shoot. i 4got what i wuz talking bout.

]]> By: admin http://omnigeek.robmiracle.com/2009/07/30/robisims-making-sense-of-grammar-and-spelling-for-the-21st-century-blogger/comment-page-1/#comment-382 admin Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:40:38 +0000 http://omnigeek.robmiracle.com/?p=179#comment-382 I don't have too many issues with "then" and "than", but I know its a common problem. I don’t have too many issues with “then” and “than”, but I know its a common problem.

]]> By: brainmusic http://omnigeek.robmiracle.com/2009/07/30/robisims-making-sense-of-grammar-and-spelling-for-the-21st-century-blogger/comment-page-1/#comment-381 brainmusic Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:38:18 +0000 http://omnigeek.robmiracle.com/?p=179#comment-381 You got most of my pet peeves here! The only one you didn't is then and than. My advisor CANNOT ever use those correctly and it drives me bonkers. I do a lot of editing of journal articles so I see a lot of all of the things you discussed up there :) You got most of my pet peeves here! The only one you didn’t is then and than. My advisor CANNOT ever use those correctly and it drives me bonkers. I do a lot of editing of journal articles so I see a lot of all of the things you discussed up there :)

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