I can safely say, having grown up in a Jewish family, that Jews are into food in a big way. As the old joke says, every Jewish holiday can be summed up thusly: “They attacked us, we won, let’s eat!”
Humour
Friday Follies #36 – repeated mistakes that make me go “Arghhh”!
Hi concerned readers! Today’s FFs will feature something a tad different. Instead of shaming various media for specific grammatical/spelling errors seen the previous week (as in all preceding 35 FF posts), the Grammar Cop is going to rant about another bunch of FFs.
Why I will never fly AA again
American Airlines co-pilot suspected of being drunk, airport spokesman says
That’s one of the headlines on CNN.com today. (Visions of the Denzel Washington movie flash through my mind.)
Friday Follies #29 – 3 mistakes that make me go “Arghhh”!
Welcome once again to the Grammar Cop’s House of Language Horrors. Here we go again.
So You Think You Can Dance?
Well, I for one sure couldn’t! Mind you, I was only 13, it was 1958, so whaddya want, right? Well. At the community group ‘youth’ dances which I started attending, hoping to meet a [Good grief! What was my rush?!] boyfriend, dancing was a necessity… unless you wanted to spend a couple of hours holding up the wall.
Friday Follies #26 – 3 mistakes that make me go “Arghhh”!
Welcome back, Folly-ites! Here are the Grammar Cop’s picks o’ the week.
Friday Follies #25 – 3 mistakes that make me go “Arghhh”!
Hi all! Here is this week’s mini-roundup of gaffes as collected by your servant, the ever-humble Grammar Cop Extraordinaire.
Why you shouldn’t choose a book publisher via Craigslist
Feast your eyes, people!
The Day I Beat the Machine
Friday Follies #23 – 4 mistakes that make me go “Arghhh”!
This week the Grammar Cop spent some time pondering why it is that ethnic-type restaurants refuse to hire proofreaders for their menus.
Crossed Eyes and Dotted Tees 