Whew! Yes, my guest spot on NPR is over. About twenty minutes after waking up I got the phone call from NPR’s The Bryant Park Project, and I was on the air in a matter of minutes. The segment was really short– less than five minutes, I think? I was so nervous I’m not even… Continue Reading
Ack! I’m going to be on NPR (National Public Radio) tomorrow morning! A producer at NPR’s new show, The Bryant Park Project (& blog link), instant messaged me on AIM a few minutes ago, wanting me to be a phone guest on one of their segments tomorrow morning! The segment will be about grammar mistakes…. Continue Reading
I found this through Mighty Red Pen, and I had to mention it. This trivia card was found in a McDonald’s Happy Meal. *singing* “Do you see what I see? Way up in the card, everyone?” Ahem. Oops. Sorry about that. I have a habit of breaking into song. The card reads: “Who is Shrek… Continue Reading
I don’t know exactly what to make of this: Business leaders want to flip ‘McJob’ definition LONDON (AFP) – Business leaders gave their support on Thursday to a campaign by fast food giant McDonald’s to redefine the term “McJob” in the Oxford English Dictionary. The leaders, including Sir Digby Jones, the former head of the… Continue Reading
Apostrophes do not indicate plurals! I don’t understand why this is so difficult to grasp, as it seems to be one of the easier grammar/punctuation rules to obey, yet it also seems to be the one that’s broken the most. I’ve also noticed many a freelance writer new to the business improperly using apostrophes for… Continue Reading