[Roadsters] OT: Spelling

[Chris & Christy Breyer]

GOOD JOB NANCY!
Oh sorry me forgot raise my hand :o)

I for one appreciate the Police work you do.

 By the way, is  Antiestablishmentdisenterism  spelled right?

Chris






On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 11:09 PM, <AffordPlbg at aol.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> This is Nancy, Gary Wasserman's wife. I usually have no interest in
>  anything
> written on this list.  Tonight, however, Gary called me  in and said,
> "Honey,
> there's something here I think you'll want to read."   Well, I've read
> every
> response and haven't stopped smiling yet!
>
> My father's nickname is "The Chief of the Grammar Police" and I am my
> father's daughter!  Misspelled words jump out at me when I'm reading
>  anything.  I
> can't enjoy a nice restaurant meal without finding typos on  the menu.  I
> want
> to take photos of store signs that have misspellings,  because I think
> they're
> so ridiculous.
>
> Gary and I recently hired a tile installer to do some work at our  house.
>  He
> gave me several contracts to read and sign, and I found many  mistakes on
> each one.  Of course, I had to point them out to him!   Even his newly
> printed
> business card had the word "buisness" on it, and although  he said he asked
> many
> people to proof it, nobody caught it.  How can this  be?
>
> Besides "its" versus "it's," I think my biggest pet peeve is the misuse of
> the word I.  Yes, we all learn in school that one does not say, "Me and
>  Gary
> went to the park," but rather "Gary and I went to the park."  Unless  the
> "I"
> is part of the object, however, the use of the word "me" is usually
>  correct.
> "She went to the park with Gary and I" is not right.  The  way one checks
> is
> to take away the other person.  You wouldn't say, "She  went to the park
> with
> I," but rather, "She went to the park with me."  So,  the correct sentence
> is,
> "She went to the park with Gary and me."
>
> Okay, I'm through boring you.  I just thought I'd put in my two  cents.
> Thanks for talking about something besides Datsun Roadsters for a  change.
>
> Nancy Person (Yes, I am a teacher)
>
>
>
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