Whatever happened to the Trump Shuttle and other similar short-haul airlines?
Greece: Episode Three – How to steal a stroller
I’ve written about our Greek sojourn before, in Meanwhile, Back in Greece and Greece: Episode Two – I knocked harder. Now I must tell you about the Great Stroller Steal of the Century.
Friday Follies #60 – 3 mistakes that make me go “Arghhh”
Word confusion is often the result of a lack of reading. (Internet memes and rabid comments don’t count!) Here are a few examples caught by the Grammar Cop among the proliferation of recent political articles.
Goodbye my love: Notes to an absent automobile
How did I love thee? Let me count the ways.
8 Hours in a Medical Marvel
Most people like to complain. I like to think I’m not one of them. Okay, maybe sometimes – but I try to keep things in perspective, like the motto on a sign my dad used to have, propped on his dresser: “I was sad because I had no shoes… until I met a man who had no feet.”
Friday Follies #59 – 3 mistakes that make me go “Arghhh”
Hi again, FF fans! Today’s boo-boos involve two apostrophe aberrations as well as a word that the Grammar Cop has seen confused with another, time and time again.
Friday Follies #58 – a bunch o’ mistakes that make me go “Arghhh”
Welcome back grammarphiles! The Grammar Cop has returned from her short sojourn in the U.S. Several gaffes await, all from the Montreal Gazette this time. (Only because I didn’t have a chance to read that perennial word-mangler, The Suburban.)
Internet withdrawal: the horror!
Oh. My. God. To be without Internet access for 24 hours. How spoiled am I? Let me count the ways.
Synopsis of “Surviving Hollywood North”
Hi all, one last post (!) before I sign off until next week. This is a one-page synopsis of my book, which I wrote to accompany my query letters to agents and publishers. Pretend you’re a literary agent or a publisher, and let me know what you think.
Guest Post
My pal Catherine Rahal wrote the following excellent piece on her Facebook page, and has very kindly given me permission to repost it on my blog. Thanks so much, Cathy. [Note: I will be back posting here at the end of next week. I have an out-of-town guest, and then am going to visit my son in NY. Stay well and safe. – Ellie]
Crossed Eyes and Dotted Tees 