tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8507136945842934293.post6317966369471573402..comments2023-09-21T06:15:03.099-07:00Comments on Conjugate Visits: Words I'm Looking Up (One in an occasional, cleverly named series on words I'm looking up)June Casagrandehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00363096837053080969noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8507136945842934293.post-28828223397306059562008-09-18T14:13:00.000-07:002008-09-18T14:13:00.000-07:00I have to say, the big delight about being a copy ...I have to say, the big delight about being a copy editor is that you don't have to think about stuff like this. "I'm just following Webster's orders." <BR/><BR/>Seriously, if I had to pick a side in a lot of these disputes my head would blow up!June Casagrandehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00363096837053080969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8507136945842934293.post-60991183443499394752008-09-18T13:56:00.000-07:002008-09-18T13:56:00.000-07:00oh, i'll definitely be coming here. grammar!!! an...oh, i'll definitely be coming here. grammar!!! and i'll get to learn stuff, too.<BR/><BR/>this one is tricky, cause the 'broadcasted' *sounds* weird, which is strangely enough, often is the quickest way for me to determine if something is correct. <BR/><BR/>however, broadcast is obviously also a noun and a present verb tense -- the broadcast, to broadcast. so, i can see why one might want to go with the 'ed' to officially distinguish the past tense, you know?smussyolayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01143163489097921644noreply@blogger.com