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OK, we're live. See the Grammar Girl video special: Sarah Palin, turkey, and irony. http://tinyurl.com/5r6sqb
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Sorry Grammar Girl is late this week; we're having a problem with our hosting company. I expect it will be out by tonight.
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@stevegarfield Perfect. Thanks!
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@stevegarfield You once pointed me to a great tutorial on how to post video from my server to my website, and now I can't find it. Again?
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@cubiclequeen I'm glad you like the Christmas cards! I'm going to order a whole bunch tomorrow.
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@spicedogs I know it's controversial, but I cover using "they" as a singular pronoun here and cite references: http://is.gd/9gG2
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Although I realize I don't actually help anyone by being informed on a second-by-second basis..
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Should be working, but can't tear myself away from #mumbai coverage. Grammar doesn't seem important on days like today.
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@dansmath I had a wonderful dog named Dude, so I could get behind your idea.
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@krug95 I'm OK with "they" as a singular pronoun: http://tinyurl.com/64jbmz
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@breeawn In American English, the period goes inside the quotation mark at the end of a sentence. In British English, it goes outside.
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@allisoncarter Thanks!
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@ffluvssg1 Crazy! That use of "slay" isn't in my first-glance dictionary, and it isn't in the OED.
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@nthused Yes! "The Big Book of Irony" is a small book.
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@ffluvssg1 I've never seen "slay" used as a noun in a headline. Do they mean a murder or a contraption you ride in on snow?
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Here's a wonderful post on exclamation points by @CliveAndrews http://tinyurl.com/6j5qmd
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Deliberate overuse of exclamation points can be ironic ... but requires the reader's knowledge that the writer is not an idiot. - Winkokur.
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My new favorite quote to follow, from "The Big Book of Irony" by Jon Winkokur
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"Politely Ending Conversations" by @lisabmarshall (The Public Speaker) could come in handy during the holidays! http://is.gd/8TcH
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@archivist08 Thanks, I'll check out your app!
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