tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8507136945842934293.post4533900367259684743..comments2023-09-21T06:15:03.099-07:00Comments on Conjugate Visits: Dispatch From the DarkJune Casagrandehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00363096837053080969noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8507136945842934293.post-76905323694427960032008-04-02T14:06:00.000-07:002008-04-02T14:06:00.000-07:00Bill: Good catch! And you'll get no argument from ...Bill: Good catch! And you'll get no argument from me on that one!<BR/><BR/>- JuneJune Casagrandehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00363096837053080969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8507136945842934293.post-69717421611081608432008-04-02T14:02:00.000-07:002008-04-02T14:02:00.000-07:00June - I guess it is inevitable that people hearin...June - I guess it is inevitable that people hearing you speak try to catch you in mistakes. I did so today, when you said on NPR that you are (I paraphrase) "one of those people who WANTS to be persnickity." The relative clause "who _______ to be persnickity modifies "people," not "one," so the verb should be plural: "I am one of those people who want to be persnickity." (I find that virtually no one gets this right, but I hope the frequency of the error doesn't trump something as basic as subject-verb agreement.BILLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08412487099399850799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8507136945842934293.post-29277003387166929512008-04-01T06:03:00.000-07:002008-04-01T06:03:00.000-07:00Congratulations June! I finished Mortal Syntax and...Congratulations June! I finished <I>Mortal Syntax</I> and it is brilliant. It has become my staff selection choice at work for the month!R-bekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00377156405780564137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8507136945842934293.post-14243443050130682522008-03-27T09:38:00.000-07:002008-03-27T09:38:00.000-07:00Wow, June, huge congratulations! :-) I just discov...Wow, June, huge congratulations! :-) I just discovered your blog, and it's a great read! Much more fun than the ACES grammar message board. Can't wait to check out your new book. I hope it's just the second of many to come.DeAnna Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06707301836253449127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8507136945842934293.post-55190587970957598152008-03-25T13:30:00.000-07:002008-03-25T13:30:00.000-07:00I was at a bookstore today, and so I popped over t...I was at a bookstore today, and so I popped over to the words/grammar section. There it was -- and I brought it home with me. Can't wait to read it. Congratulations!<BR/><BR/>If you don't mind, after I have read it, I'd like to put a short review on my web site. I'm not a reviewer, and I only have three or four visitors to my site, but you might pick up a new reader or two...<BR/><BR/>DLDDebbie Diesenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16495170364895668136noreply@blogger.com