Comments on: Writer's Wednesday : Pet peeves. http://www.on-a-limb.com/2009/12/writers-wednesday-pet-peeves/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:49:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Janet http://www.on-a-limb.com/2009/12/writers-wednesday-pet-peeves/#comment-9497 Janet Sun, 27 Dec 2009 22:51:01 +0000 http://www.on-a-limb.com/?p=4005#comment-9497 Many and varied :-) Many and varied :-)

]]> By: heart in san francisco http://www.on-a-limb.com/2009/12/writers-wednesday-pet-peeves/#comment-9496 heart in san francisco Fri, 25 Dec 2009 06:41:49 +0000 http://www.on-a-limb.com/?p=4005#comment-9496 My brother-in-law, bless his heart, uses commas reliably after every two or three words without regard to meaning. I think he suffers from "Commarhea." Also, misused quote marks drive me crazy. This is epidemic, which leads to the conclusion that many people have no clue what they are for. My brother-in-law, bless his heart, uses commas reliably after every two or three words without regard to meaning. I think he suffers from “Commarhea.”

Also, misused quote marks drive me crazy. This is epidemic, which leads to the conclusion that many people have no clue what they are for.

]]> By: dana http://www.on-a-limb.com/2009/12/writers-wednesday-pet-peeves/#comment-9495 dana Thu, 24 Dec 2009 09:27:03 +0000 http://www.on-a-limb.com/?p=4005#comment-9495 Dangling participles....... they should always remain tucked in and out of sight. ;) Merry Christmas Claudia. May your cup be filled with the cheer of your choice. xx Dangling participles……. they should always remain tucked in and out of sight. ;)

Merry Christmas Claudia. May your cup be filled with the cheer of your choice. xx

]]> By: TWM http://www.on-a-limb.com/2009/12/writers-wednesday-pet-peeves/#comment-9494 TWM Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:10:58 +0000 http://www.on-a-limb.com/?p=4005#comment-9494 a variant spelling of all right Usage: The form alright, though very common, is still considered by many people to be wrong or less acceptable than all right Uhhhhh I have no pet peeves ma'am a variant spelling of all right
Usage: The form alright, though very common, is still considered by many people to be wrong or less acceptable than all right

Uhhhhh I have no pet peeves ma’am

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