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I’m Speechless

jputhuff — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 05:40:43 +0000

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What a mom <<**eyeroll**>>

From Travel Channel’s “The Layover: Hong Kong”

jputhuff — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 19:19:26 +0000

This is the show with Anthony Bourdain. It features him in various major cities in which one is likely to have a travel layover. He shows viewers where to stay, where to eat, and what to do when you have 24 to 48 hours in a city. He bitches and moans a lot about having to wear the same shirt every day for continuity purposes, complains about his crew, and is, generally, turning into a diva. I can see why Hong Kong audiences hate him.

Honest, Not Smart

jputhuff — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 02:56:44 +0000

From http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/10_44/b4201043146825.htm

Writing for CNN is, like, harrrrrrrd!

Daniel Stern — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 11:18:43 +0000

I’m told CNN is considered a news source in the United States. From a CNN review of the Hyundai Veloster automobile comes this loose and sloppy collection of errors. Speed is a big question? No, speed is the rate of distance travelled over time. One of my biggest questions is “What happened to article before phrase ‘fourth door’?”. I, also, would like to know, what made the writer think, four spurious commas are necessary, in the second two-sentence “paragraph”—not to mention at least eight spurious words (and the writer also needs coaching on the proper deployment and configuration of parentheticals). “Back seats” is not oneword. The writer got into…er, sorry, where, exactly? What has an occupant’s lower intestinal condition to do with the lesson E must learn? For that matter, the writer seems creepily certain an occupant of the Veloster will never again be tired, thirsty, hungry, or horny; E’s sole need will be to learn a lesson once.

New Tag: Feel Sorry for the Proofreader

jputhuff — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 16:43:38 +0000

Gee, I just can’t wait to read this book. I’m surprised that Grisham hasn’t written yet about a “dis-barded” lawyer! Duh.

Prop65 Clearinghouse in a Bad State

jputhuff — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 06:59:33 +0000

Yet another example of pluralizing with an apostrophe and ess words that end in vowels. Stop doing that right #%$*^&# now!!!

If a Dunce Calls You a Genius, Are You One?

jputhuff — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 16:09:03 +0000

From the Nov 1989 issue of Popular Science.

Strange Writing

jputhuff — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 23:59:35 +0000

This Creative Fiction instructor, Timothy Strange, has lost all credibility . . .

A La Carte Is Not a Verb Phrase

jputhuff — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 20:49:44 +0000

I’ve heard the phrase “dead cable” but in a different context. Hi, @ComcastBill!

Wrong for So Many Reasons

jputhuff — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 22:12:13 +0000