Blogger Deb's Mom taught one of my English classes in college. Knowing that she occasionally stops by always makes me nervous that something I write will end up on the "don't do this" example sheet in her classroom. While I do my very best to make sure my posts follow the rules of the English language, I like for this space to be somewhat casual. I try not to go too crazy with the proofreading.
Last night I was watching TV and saw a commercial for some random prescription medication that everyone should discuss with a doctor. The chipmunk-sounding list of disclaimers at the end included this phrase: "Patients taking aspirin and the elderly should not use this medication." I called my father (a wording guru) and told him he might want to avoid taking aspirin and the elderly at the same time. :)
(At this time you're free to guess how many times I've read this post to hunt for errors...and I just know I've missed something.)
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4 comments:
I love when words get put in odd places.
It reminds me of the time my sister wrote a story where she said that my dad and grandpa were in the woods talking (while chopping firewood) and my grandpa turned on the chainsaw and "cut Dad short." Her teacher was concerned until Mindie qualified it with "cut Dad's sentence short."
That about made me spit tea!! Nice one, Mindie! :)
Can she write my next paper?
It's not looking good for our TV shows with the writer strike ACK
I am NOT happy about the writer's strike at all. I was watching some Access Hollywood type show the other night and Eva said DH had come to a halt. ICK.
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