Comments for The Writing Rag http://writing-rag.com How to write well Wed, 09 May 2012 01:20:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on Three things you should never say by Nellie Dee http://writing-rag.com/1345/three-things-you-should-never-say/comment-page-1/#comment-1589 Nellie Dee Wed, 09 May 2012 01:20:27 +0000 http://writing-rag.com/?p=1345#comment-1589 One more thing for me to worry about. I'm not sure I should keep reading The Writing Rag. I have become paranoid enough. :-) Love you anyway. One more thing for me to worry about. I’m not sure I should keep reading The Writing Rag. I have become paranoid enough. :-) Love you anyway.

]]> Comment on Three things you should never say by S Hay http://writing-rag.com/1345/three-things-you-should-never-say/comment-page-1/#comment-1588 S Hay Tue, 08 May 2012 23:32:42 +0000 http://writing-rag.com/?p=1345#comment-1588 The other words you should never say/write are 'needless to say'. If what you are saying/writing is needless, why are you saying/writing it? The other words you should never say/write are ‘needless to say’. If what you are saying/writing is needless, why are you saying/writing it?

]]> Comment on Birthday poem by Nellie Dee http://writing-rag.com/1304/birthday-poem-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1582 Nellie Dee Thu, 03 May 2012 04:14:38 +0000 http://writing-rag.com/?p=1304#comment-1582 Too fun. I do hope you had a great dinner, Val. I wished you a happy on FB, but was slow about getting to read your poems. I love the shirt! Too fun. I do hope you had a great dinner, Val. I wished you a happy on FB, but was slow about getting to read your poems. I love the shirt!

]]> Comment on Birthday poem by Bob George (the brother) http://writing-rag.com/1304/birthday-poem-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1579 Bob George (the brother) Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:13:51 +0000 http://writing-rag.com/?p=1304#comment-1579 Hey Reg, take her to that crab place on the water. That place is worthy of a romantic birthday dinner. Hmmm, and so is the Italian place. Nah, crabs it is! Happy birthday, Sis! Bro Bob Hey Reg, take her to that crab place on the water. That place is worthy of a romantic birthday dinner. Hmmm, and so is the Italian place. Nah, crabs it is!

Happy birthday, Sis!

Bro Bob

]]> Comment on Birthday poem by Marilynne http://writing-rag.com/1304/birthday-poem-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1578 Marilynne Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:09:11 +0000 http://writing-rag.com/?p=1304#comment-1578 Happy Birthday Val. I think he means it. Happy Birthday Val. I think he means it.

]]> Comment on Birthday poem by Bill Carlton http://writing-rag.com/1304/birthday-poem-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1577 Bill Carlton Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:08:35 +0000 http://writing-rag.com/?p=1304#comment-1577 Happy Birthday Val, pick something delicious for dinner! Bro Bill Happy Birthday Val, pick something delicious for dinner! Bro Bill

]]> Comment on Another who preaches my message by rogersgeorge http://writing-rag.com/1286/another-who-preaches-my-message/comment-page-1/#comment-1575 rogersgeorge Tue, 24 Apr 2012 10:06:22 +0000 http://writing-rag.com/?p=1286#comment-1575 Coming up Friday. If you can't wait, search for "poem" in the upper right search box and you'll get a couple old ones. Coming up Friday. If you can’t wait, search for “poem” in the upper right search box and you’ll get a couple old ones.

]]> Comment on Another who preaches my message by Nellie Dee http://writing-rag.com/1286/another-who-preaches-my-message/comment-page-1/#comment-1574 Nellie Dee Tue, 24 Apr 2012 03:53:15 +0000 http://writing-rag.com/?p=1286#comment-1574 Where's the poem for the birthday girl? Where’s the poem for the birthday girl?

]]> Comment on And or or or and/or? by rogersgeorge http://writing-rag.com/1259/and-or-or-or-andor/comment-page-1/#comment-1573 rogersgeorge Mon, 23 Apr 2012 20:51:11 +0000 http://writing-rag.com/?p=1259#comment-1573 I did, and I fixed it. Thank you! I remember copying and pasting to save myself some typing, then I let it slip my mind to change the conjunction. Funny how I can proofread something several times and still miss something like that. I did, and I fixed it. Thank you! I remember copying and pasting to save myself some typing, then I let it slip my mind to change the conjunction. Funny how I can proofread something several times and still miss something like that.

]]> Comment on And or or or and/or? by Surazeus Simon Seamount http://writing-rag.com/1259/and-or-or-or-andor/comment-page-1/#comment-1572 Surazeus Simon Seamount Mon, 23 Apr 2012 19:22:30 +0000 http://writing-rag.com/?p=1259#comment-1572 It appears the sentence from the book and your improvement version are exactly the same: There are two solutions to this problem: use less energy or find another source. There are two solutions to this problem: use less energy or find another source. Did you intend to type "and" instead of "or" in the "better" version? It appears the sentence from the book and your improvement version are exactly the same:

There are two solutions to this problem: use less energy or find another source.

There are two solutions to this problem: use less energy or find another source.

Did you intend to type “and” instead of “or” in the “better” version?

]]> Comment on Bad attraction by Surazeus Simon Seamount http://writing-rag.com/1267/bad-attraction/comment-page-1/#comment-1571 Surazeus Simon Seamount Mon, 23 Apr 2012 19:15:31 +0000 http://writing-rag.com/?p=1267#comment-1571 analysis ... reveals analysis … reveals

]]> Comment on Verbing nouns by Nellie Dee http://writing-rag.com/1274/verbing-nouns/comment-page-1/#comment-1570 Nellie Dee Sat, 21 Apr 2012 20:09:54 +0000 http://writing-rag.com/?p=1274#comment-1570 K! K!

]]> Comment on Humor in the passive voice by Parsnip Accolades « Rachel's Table http://writing-rag.com/595/humor-in-the-passive-voice/comment-page-1/#comment-1567 Parsnip Accolades « Rachel's Table Sat, 14 Apr 2012 01:08:39 +0000 http://writing-rag.com/?p=595#comment-1567 [...] I am honored and amused by this accolade. Honored because Rogers said my grammar was nearly perfect; except for a missing comma and one tense he would have changed. Amused because tenses are the bane of my existence (that’s dramatic, but you get the idea). There are times I change an entire post’s tense, only to change it back (I just changed the tense of this sentence, in fact). Passive verb tenses get me every time. That’s why I’ll be studying up on them via The Writing Rag. [...] [...] I am honored and amused by this accolade. Honored because Rogers said my grammar was nearly perfect; except for a missing comma and one tense he would have changed. Amused because tenses are the bane of my existence (that’s dramatic, but you get the idea). There are times I change an entire post’s tense, only to change it back (I just changed the tense of this sentence, in fact). Passive verb tenses get me every time. That’s why I’ll be studying up on them via The Writing Rag. [...]

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