She Spelled Both Correctly!

We’re probably going to lose this battle, but “all right” is two words. I clearly remember my sixth-grade teacher, Mrs. Clemens, drilling this into us. If you want one word, write something like “arright.”

Last panel:

And “already” is one word, which means that something is right now. Yes, you can have two words here, when you’re referring to a group of things being ready, such as “these dishes are all ready to put into the cupboard.”

I ran into another alternate spelling. Second panel:

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—so I have to post it, right? I confess, as a technical writer for big organizations mostly, I’ve done okay, but the tradition is that we don’t earn much. I read a recent job posting that offered less pay than I would make at a gas station, so I guess that tradition has some truth to it.

So if you’re a writer, I hope this isn’t you.

Okay, the “correct” term is “emotional support dog.”

She said “emotional sport dog.” Is that a pun? Or maybe it’s a malaprop. I’d vote for malaprop. What’s your opinion? (If you don’t know what a malaprop is, go use the search box in the upper right corner.)

I pick up litter as a hobby, so this comic rang a bell with me.

Okay, grammar and writing next time!

Maybe I’ll brag a little: I have found and picked up more than $100 cleaning up litter.

When you use a figure of speech (such as a metaphor—saying that something is something else) be sure the parts make sense. Unlike this comic:

Of course you know it’s “rocket science,” right?