tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post5886554548866992542..comments2023-11-05T03:56:08.325-08:00Comments on Murrmurrs: And Here Is My PointMurr Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-59343579625010823132018-03-19T17:54:39.891-07:002018-03-19T17:54:39.891-07:00Calling you on your comma usage. (Still reading th...Calling you on your comma usage. (Still reading the archives, and only 4 years behind now!)<br /><br />Had I written this post (had I the talent and insight--dream on, Cbott, dream on!), I'd've put a comma in the final paragraph: '... will smile indulgently and say,[<- there! I'd put the comma there] "it's just Murr. ..."'<br /><br />This post reminded me of cbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08417290733581551242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-14347693706217190622014-04-24T08:55:14.745-07:002014-04-24T08:55:14.745-07:00Totally legitimate. As are incomplete sentences.Totally legitimate. As are incomplete sentences.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-13558028535516927162014-04-23T23:13:22.351-07:002014-04-23T23:13:22.351-07:00My sin these days (as I think Mrs.DeWitt -- 7th g...My sin these days (as I think Mrs.DeWitt -- 7th grade English -- would see it) is to lead off sentences with conjunctions like "and" or "but". But sometimes that just works, even if it's bass ackwards.DougBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16979634527131721164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-2557647391906028352014-04-22T09:37:21.093-07:002014-04-22T09:37:21.093-07:00And my own yearbooks, for that matter--"2 swe...And my own yearbooks, for that matter--"2 sweet 2 B 4gotten."Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-59372934189665591772014-04-22T09:36:50.169-07:002014-04-22T09:36:50.169-07:00Now that you mention it, I remember seeing my mom&...Now that you mention it, I remember seeing my mom's old school autograph book with a lot of the same things.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-30016005830618367112014-04-22T09:36:06.398-07:002014-04-22T09:36:06.398-07:00Oh trust me. There is no education that can't ...Oh trust me. There is no education that can't be unlearned, forgotten, lost for good. I used to know stuff. Lots of stuff.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-90994890659983406542014-04-22T09:04:24.384-07:002014-04-22T09:04:24.384-07:00I have stacks of postcards from my grandparents wh...I have stacks of postcards from my grandparents when they were young in the early 1900s. Read one the other day--"How R U? I will B 2 C you Tues." The more things change, the more they stay the same.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04764229284389816099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-76955537560891734762014-04-22T06:20:55.868-07:002014-04-22T06:20:55.868-07:00Murr, I use too many semicolons. My book is litter...Murr, I use too many semicolons. My book is littered with the damned things. Correct, accurate, but as you say, a little chin-in-hand. I am rarely so solemn in real life; damn my education. Roth xIndigo Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03957870121933442627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-60795889747205044332014-04-21T18:35:16.031-07:002014-04-21T18:35:16.031-07:00Ha! Thirty years from now his students will be com...Ha! Thirty years from now his students will be complaining about abbreviated grunts.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-43029310790279493332014-04-21T17:15:17.259-07:002014-04-21T17:15:17.259-07:00I feel very old when I text, but my kids and other...I feel very old when I text, but my kids and other young ones seem to put up with the full words, punctuation and all. But I got a huge laugh when my son-in-law (age 35) complained about his class of college students who could not write an email. Apparently this (even younger) generation has devolved to the point that they only text and do not use email. Son-in-law was horrified at the lack of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-47504447475126443172014-04-21T12:55:28.171-07:002014-04-21T12:55:28.171-07:00{{ }}{{ }}Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-32052108129332837062014-04-21T11:55:22.367-07:002014-04-21T11:55:22.367-07:00I. Love. This. (Intentional periodic emphasis)I. Love. This. (Intentional periodic emphasis)Nisa Blackmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10069884402511083848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-72490763779073014102014-04-20T10:20:11.055-07:002014-04-20T10:20:11.055-07:00Okay, here's the last I'll say about it. (...Okay, here's the last I'll say about it. (As if.) I believe I got turned around on those words because they showed up on an internet list of "words you're probably using incorrectly," in which they said cogent meant powerful. And it's true cogent means powerful, but in the sense of being convincing because of being well-thought-out; so most of us really are using it Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-4369529885369481672014-04-20T10:14:03.217-07:002014-04-20T10:14:03.217-07:00Even without her face, she still had that vocal fr...Even without her face, she still had that vocal fry.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-11285038834142766912014-04-20T10:13:08.637-07:002014-04-20T10:13:08.637-07:00That's 'cause you're ol'.That's 'cause you're ol'.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-74968282541569595282014-04-20T10:11:48.605-07:002014-04-20T10:11:48.605-07:00It's why alcohol costs more than it ought to.It's why alcohol costs more than it ought to.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-44796436590237180952014-04-20T09:50:16.169-07:002014-04-20T09:50:16.169-07:00How did they know it was June they were talking to...How did they know it was June they were talking to?unmitigated mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13901264130484454602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-11573960817608243962014-04-20T06:15:29.206-07:002014-04-20T06:15:29.206-07:00I love semicolons.
the Ol'BuzzardI love semicolons. <br />the Ol'BuzzardOl'Buzzardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00075162476463971258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-76519410304989596672014-04-20T01:03:19.061-07:002014-04-20T01:03:19.061-07:00I dragged out my old 1980s (70s?) dictionary and i...I dragged out my old 1980s (70s?) dictionary and it has only two definitions for both cogent and enormity. My thesaurus however, has 23 different words for cogent and 19 for enormity. So there's a lot to choose from if you're checking that your usage is correct. I need to be a little more careful with my ellipses, I do use more than I need.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-30194190540587101362014-04-20T00:57:51.832-07:002014-04-20T00:57:51.832-07:00More likely the enormity of the project overwhelme...More likely the enormity of the project overwhelmed her...Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-47147361426317589832014-04-20T00:51:49.535-07:002014-04-20T00:51:49.535-07:00probably they get cogent confused with cogitate; e...probably they get cogent confused with cogitate; enormity speaks for itself.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-12109945522594078932014-04-20T00:46:11.627-07:002014-04-20T00:46:11.627-07:00I have no idea what syntax is.I have no idea what syntax is.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-70276426109466611262014-04-19T23:42:20.499-07:002014-04-19T23:42:20.499-07:00Right! And that's how I do it too. Too much PB...Right! And that's how I do it too. Too much PB and not enough FFTT. Dave tried to teach me one day on the back porch and our neighbors pull their blinds to this day when they see us come outside.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-82330110498595038432014-04-19T23:41:07.080-07:002014-04-19T23:41:07.080-07:00I'll bet I have emoticons on my phone somewher...I'll bet I have emoticons on my phone somewhere. And I'll bet they're all lined up knocking back tequila shots and laughing at me and taking bets as to how long it will take for me to find them.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-66743638798562014152014-04-19T23:39:51.134-07:002014-04-19T23:39:51.134-07:00Well goody. When I think about it, "enormity,...Well goody. When I think about it, "enormity," even when used to mean something like enormousness, is kind of special. I mean, you'd use it in a different way than enormousness. You would not say an elephant had enormity. Interesting.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.com