Comments on: BTT: News Bulletin: Grammar Brutally Murdered, Suspects Still at Large http://www.todayiread.com/20100304-btt-grammar/ A Continuous Book Review and Vocabulary Assignment Tue, 12 Mar 2013 11:19:20 +0000 hourly 1 By: Ann-Kat http://www.todayiread.com/20100304-btt-grammar/comment-page-1/#comment-5145 Ann-Kat Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:15:43 +0000 http://www.todayiread.com/20100304-btt-grammar/#comment-5145 Thanks debnance. :) Thanks debnance. :)

]]> By: debnance http://www.todayiread.com/20100304-btt-grammar/comment-page-1/#comment-5144 debnance Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:39:07 +0000 http://www.todayiread.com/20100304-btt-grammar/#comment-5144 I love the format of your blog! .-= debnance´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Readerbuzz/~3/yxLhf2b5oR8/sunday-salon-in-mexico-with-pepe.html" rel="nofollow">Sunday Salon: In Mexico with Pepe</a> =-. I love the format of your blog!
.-= debnance´s last blog ..Sunday Salon: In Mexico with Pepe =-.

]]> By: Ann-Kat http://www.todayiread.com/20100304-btt-grammar/comment-page-1/#comment-5143 Ann-Kat Sat, 06 Mar 2010 20:55:54 +0000 http://www.todayiread.com/20100304-btt-grammar/#comment-5143 @Jo: Thanks for stopping by and commenting. I have to admit, your comment cracked me up. "Love your grammar! Be kind to it! It can save you!" LOVE IT!! I must use that sometime...or maybe get it on a t-shirt. :D @Jo: Thanks for stopping by and commenting. I have to admit, your comment cracked me up. “Love your grammar! Be kind to it! It can save you!” LOVE IT!! I must use that sometime…or maybe get it on a t-shirt. :D

]]> By: Jo http://www.todayiread.com/20100304-btt-grammar/comment-page-1/#comment-5141 Jo Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:58:39 +0000 http://www.todayiread.com/20100304-btt-grammar/#comment-5141 Ooooooooo! I love your answer, and I completely agree! I think that you are right that language is constantly changing and that grammar rules change with it. Some people, however, with the advent of texting, twitter, etc., feel that grammar should just get chucked out the window. Um, no. Love your grammar! Be kind to it! It can save you! Ooooooooo! I love your answer, and I completely agree! I think that you are right that language is constantly changing and that grammar rules change with it. Some people, however, with the advent of texting, twitter, etc., feel that grammar should just get chucked out the window. Um, no. Love your grammar! Be kind to it! It can save you!

]]> By: Ann-Kat http://www.todayiread.com/20100304-btt-grammar/comment-page-1/#comment-5140 Ann-Kat Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:40:34 +0000 http://www.todayiread.com/20100304-btt-grammar/#comment-5140 @Jamye & Lori: So true. I miss receiving handwritten letters. It was something I used to do quite a bit for my friends and family--write them a letter longhand and snail mail it--but I've been lazy. I need to start again. :) Also, poor grammar is distracting. I've given up on some books because the poor grammar pulled me out of the story one too many times. :/ @Unruly Reader: Love how you phrased it. Writing well <em>is</em> a courtesy to readers; it shows respect for them. @Sara Harricharan: Paying attention is the key. Unfortunately (and I am guilty of this myself) we tend to be so busy that paying attention seems to waste too much time. LOL *sigh* I still have hope though. If everyone took an extra minute to double check, there would be far fewer miscommunications in the world. :D @Jamye & Lori: So true. I miss receiving handwritten letters. It was something I used to do quite a bit for my friends and family–write them a letter longhand and snail mail it–but I’ve been lazy. I need to start again. :)

Also, poor grammar is distracting. I’ve given up on some books because the poor grammar pulled me out of the story one too many times. :/

@Unruly Reader: Love how you phrased it. Writing well is a courtesy to readers; it shows respect for them.

@Sara Harricharan: Paying attention is the key. Unfortunately (and I am guilty of this myself) we tend to be so busy that paying attention seems to waste too much time. LOL

*sigh* I still have hope though. If everyone took an extra minute to double check, there would be far fewer miscommunications in the world. :D

]]> By: Sara Harricharan http://www.todayiread.com/20100304-btt-grammar/comment-page-1/#comment-5139 Sara Harricharan Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:24:06 +0000 http://www.todayiread.com/20100304-btt-grammar/#comment-5139 Great answer! I do agree, often we do not notice how bad a piece is, unless it is really quite awful. If we just paid a little more attention--maybe we'd get somewhere. ^_^ Wish I could get my head to wrap around it. Great answer! I do agree, often we do not notice how bad a piece is, unless it is really quite awful. If we just paid a little more attention–maybe we’d get somewhere. ^_^ Wish I could get my head to wrap around it.

]]> By: Jamye http://www.todayiread.com/20100304-btt-grammar/comment-page-1/#comment-5137 Jamye Fri, 05 Mar 2010 03:40:46 +0000 http://www.todayiread.com/20100304-btt-grammar/#comment-5137 Plus, bad grammar is such a distraction! .-= Jamye´s last blog ..<a href="http://fictionfanatic.wordpress.com/2010/03/04/btt-grammar/" rel="nofollow">BTT: Grammar</a> =-. Plus, bad grammar is such a distraction!
.-= Jamye´s last blog ..BTT: Grammar =-.

]]> By: Unruly Reader http://www.todayiread.com/20100304-btt-grammar/comment-page-1/#comment-5136 Unruly Reader Fri, 05 Mar 2010 03:39:17 +0000 http://www.todayiread.com/20100304-btt-grammar/#comment-5136 You hit the nail on the head! It is so much easier to read a well-written sentence. It's almost as though writing well is a courtesy to the reader. You hit the nail on the head! It is so much easier to read a well-written sentence. It’s almost as though writing well is a courtesy to the reader.

]]> By: Lori http://www.todayiread.com/20100304-btt-grammar/comment-page-1/#comment-5135 Lori Fri, 05 Mar 2010 03:34:51 +0000 http://www.todayiread.com/20100304-btt-grammar/#comment-5135 It has been forever, since I actually held a real letter. They were always nice to get. Here's <a href="http://escapebetweenthepages.blogspot.com/2010/03/booking-through-thursday-5-grammar.html" rel="nofollow">mine</a> .-= Lori´s last blog ..<a href="http://escapebetweenthepages.blogspot.com/2010/03/mailbox-monday-7.html" rel="nofollow">Mailbox Monday (#7)</a> =-. It has been forever, since I actually held a real letter. They were always nice to get. Here’s mine
.-= Lori´s last blog ..Mailbox Monday (#7) =-.

]]> By: Jamye http://www.todayiread.com/20100304-btt-grammar/comment-page-1/#comment-5133 Jamye Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:20:16 +0000 http://www.todayiread.com/20100304-btt-grammar/#comment-5133 I agree! Sometimes I think of the art of letter writing too, and how it's degenerated into choppy texts and sloppy emails (not that I'm innocent of that!). People used to write beautiful, eloquent hand-written letters to each other, and not just writers, regular people. When is the last time any of us sent or received snail mail that wasn't bills or junk mail? So sad. I agree! Sometimes I think of the art of letter writing too, and how it’s degenerated into choppy texts and sloppy emails (not that I’m innocent of that!). People used to write beautiful, eloquent hand-written letters to each other, and not just writers, regular people. When is the last time any of us sent or received snail mail that wasn’t bills or junk mail? So sad.

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