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5 years! A Special ‘Blogversary’!

June 28, 2020June 28, 2020 ~ Ellie ~ 12 Comments

When I started this blog on June 28, 2015, I was scared out of my wits. What would I write? Who would read it? How long could I keep it going?

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Friday Follies #207 – Making Grammar Great Again, One Hyphen at a Time

November 8, 2019 ~ Ellie ~ 5 Comments

Aaaaand here’s another grab bag o’ goofs for you, ever-so-cleverly assembled by your host, the Grammar Cop!

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Good-bye Adam West and All the Rest

June 11, 2017 ~ Ellie ~ 22 Comments

I started thinking about Adam (aka “Batman”) West’s passing Friday, and it brought back so many memories of the early (black & white!) days of television. Adam was a perfect Batman, square-jawed and brave – nothing fazed him. For new followers, here are a few other things I wrote over a year ago about this TV era.

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Friday Follies #83 – Making Grammar Great Again, One Hyphen at a Time

April 7, 2017 ~ Ellie ~ 8 Comments

Welcome back, FF followers! This week the Grammar Cop, shaking her head in near-despair, shares a variety of gloomy gaffes with you. At least one of these perpetrators should definitely know better.

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Friday Follies #67 – 3 mistakes that make me go “Arghhh”

December 2, 2016 ~ Ellie ~ 7 Comments

Greetings, FF fans! The Grammar Cop spent a lot of time online this week, so two out of three of these English-challenged blunders come straight to you from the Internet.

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Rise of the Swamp Gas

September 12, 2016 ~ Ellie ~ 3 Comments

Ok, people. This has gone far enough! We have a lovely channel here called Animal Planet. Can you please tell me why it features such idiotic fare as:

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Friday Follies #51 – Confusion reigns supreme, and makes me go “Arghhh”!

August 5, 2016 ~ Ellie ~ 2 Comments

Welcome back, lovely people. Today the Grammar Cop wishes to air her frustration over certain repeated errors in the media. They (Note: “media” is plural!) should know better.

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Friday Follies #35 – 3 mistakes that make me go “Arghhh”!

April 8, 2016April 15, 2016 ~ Ellie ~ 7 Comments

Hi readers! The Grammar Cop presents a motley assortment of awful errors today. Hang on to your hat!

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Friday Follies #34 – 4 mistakes that makes me go “Arghhh”!

April 1, 2016 ~ Ellie ~ 2 Comments

It’s been a busy week for the Grammar Cop. Today’s group of gaffes run the gamut. (Sorry, just felt like giving the letter “g” a workout!) Check these out.

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Friday Follies #33 – 1 mistake that makes me go “Arghhh”!

March 25, 2016 ~ Ellie ~ Leave a comment

Ok, I admit it. The Grammar Cop has decided to take the day off. Easter holiday, you know. She just told me about it now! However…

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What’s Wrong With Me?! – My little medical saga has a nice dramatic arc to it: puzzling beginning, painful middle, and an ending that was a relief in more ways than one.

Surviving Hollywood North
Surviving Hollywood North – An irreverent memoir revealing how Ellie Presner wrangled insecure screenwriters, harried producers and directors, and eccentric actors in Montreal’s flourishing film business during the 1990s.

First Kiss and Other True Fiction
First Kiss and Other True Fiction – Evocative short pieces ranging from a little girl’s terror, to an older child’s disillusionment, to the glory (and confusion) of a budding adolescent’s first kiss… not without a dollop of humour.

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How to be an Almost Perfect Parent – Friendly illustrated advice from a former family support worker. Professionals – and parents – love it!

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