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- Colonic Irritation!
- by la_spice
- in Myplace2.blog.co.uk
- 7 days old
- Don't worry this isn't a posting about my inner workings! After the recent fiasco over the use and over-use of the exclamation mark I got thinking about punctuation marks (as you do!). I remember taking English Grammar at school and having to punctuate lengthy passages. At the time I simply went through the exercises and can remember hating... more
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- What! I exclaimed.
- by EllieGant
- in flowergirl.blog.co.uk
- 9 days old
- I've just been reading an article that claims some people get uptight about the use of exclamation marks! Apparently, it is vulgar - and used all to often by the kind of people who laugh at their own jokes! Well, somebody important must have invented them back in the mists of time. For a very important purpose, as they saw it. Even if it was... more
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- Leisure Rhymes with Pleasure, not Seizure!
- by JuliaAtCavalia
- in julia-at-cavalia.blog.co.uk
- 37 days old
- June 17, 2008 Grammar and Conversation; nothing too interesting. I know Russian fluently and speak without mistakes, but now, as we are learning the syntax rules and the prefix/suffix forms, conjugations—I find it difficult to follow. I cannot imagine how non-native speakers learn this language. Unbelievable! It’s such hard work! And I see they... more
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- Smex i Strax
- by JuliaAtCavalia
- in julia-at-cavalia.blog.co.uk
- 38 days old
- June 16, 2008 I forgot to mention that my mother and I surprised Nick with Alex the Palm Tree on Saturday night for Father’s Day. I captured it on film, too, and it’s very sweet footage of my mom’s boyfriend being very happy to see her. We used to have two palm trees (one in my room, and one in the living room). As I’ve said before, we were... more
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- Double plural
- by loiswakeman
- in i4info.blog.co.uk
- 58 days old
- Those of you old enough to have learnt some formal grammar and etymology at school (or interested enough to read it for yourself) will know that "children" is an example of a double plural: the old English was childer or cildra, then given a second plural en ending (as in German today). (Also "kine": ky meant cows in archaic... more
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- You *must* try this product - not
- by loiswakeman
- in i4info.blog.co.uk
- 84 days old
- "English and grammer softwarehttp://whatabunchofspeciouscrap.comSale 25% DiscountOur World Wide patent writing tools enable simple sentences to become more sophisticated and professional.Enhance your writing with: Grammar check Thesaurus Spell check English Dictionary Templates Punctuation corrections Improved clarity" - from today's... more
