Comments on: Is that even a word?

By: ben and erin

ben and erin — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 02:30:06 +0000

good LORD you must cringe when you read my blog! :-)

and i had the same desk. i loved that thing! ahhhh….you just brought back some good memories! :-)

By: Mary @ Giving Up On Perfect

Mary @ Giving Up On Perfect — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:31:22 +0000

Mary B, you're cracking me up!

HM, consistency is definitely key. But I do tend to stick to the AP rules, too - even when they're annoying!

Alece, I think this may be true.

By: alece

alece — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 01:59:44 +0000

we may have been separated at birth.

By: HonorMommy

HonorMommy — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 20:08:08 +0000

It's funny that you should mention the 1-10 rule because I always "knew" that too…until the other day when I was looking it up for my book and I wanted to double-check… I couldn't find the 1-10 rule as I knew it online. What I found was the rule that it just had to be consistent throughout. Now, to be honest, I did not spend a lot of time looking it up, but the first 3 sites I found had the consistency rule. Maybe it was just what I used to search??

By: mary bailey

mary bailey — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 01:38:08 +0000

Ok, I was an English major and I totally know that a NOUN does not describe. An adjective does. I'm just sayin', in case the grammar police is readin' this here blog.

By: mary bailey

mary bailey — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 01:34:32 +0000

Ok, I have a new word I just learned today: pflaume. Pronunciation: flom. A noun describing a happy-go-lucky person who has no clue that he or she is acting inappropriately in a business or social setting.

Really. My BFF told me that one today. She and her husband started using the word years ago. And, yes, it is the last name of someone they used to work with!

By: Porter

Porter — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:49:49 +0000

Well, I guess I need to crawl out of my cave more often! I did not know about the one-10 rule! I feel out of the loop! so much for my small town education. :-)
AND, I have no idea what a staycation is! (when you decide to stay on vacation?!)

By: Amy Wright

Amy Wright — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 21:41:08 +0000

hooray for new words! And thank you for defining Reggaeton for me – I have been acting like I knew what it was for a long time.

I miss my AP style book – I still have an old one but I've traded it in for two actual AP reporters as close friends. It's an easy phone call now. :)

By: chelleybutton

chelleybutton — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 21:18:17 +0000

Good, I was hoping you were including me. ;)

By: Mary @ Giving Up On Perfect

Mary @ Giving Up On Perfect — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:41:56 +0000

Chelley, I was pretty sure you and Triple would care. And I should've known James and Lauren would, too. I think HM and Mel will be interested, too. Great minds…birds of a feather…something.

Triple, I should clarify. Kevin knew the 1-ten rule, but wasn't sure about a specific instance. If you write, "The children were standing in groups of eight to 10," we weren't sure if "eight" and "to" should be written out, or if it should read, "The children were standing in groups of 8-10." That was the confusion.

J & L – Looks like staycation is here to…stay. Sorry.