The Crypts, The Bloods And Now…The Gerunds?
Grammar Enthusiasts Join Forces To Save The Apocalyptic Apostrophe

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Remember when you were in elementary school and cool older kids used to taunt you with relentless chants of, "Want some ABC gum?" and "Hey, your epidermis is showing?" Well, now syntax bullies (and self-proclaimed grammar sticklers) are terrorizing the uneducated masses with the equally intimidating, "Your modifier is dangling."

Hey, it's no "You’re in the audience, okay? Audience comes from the Latin, 'to listen'” but we think it's already starting to catch on.

OMG, did we just end a sentence with a preposition? Quick, look away, before "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" sourpuss Lynne Truss reads it and hits us with her cane…

Oct 22, 2007 · posted by debbie · Link · 1 Response
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    No. 1 KEVIN THE POPE POPIEL says:

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    Posted: Nov 5, 2008 at 7:36 pm
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