tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15524211.post112837353944393401..comments2024-03-06T21:02:52.061-05:00Comments on Bad Alice: Idiosyncratic MeBad Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04540577363786819292noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15524211.post-15180490049360313332010-02-01T13:56:15.020-05:002010-02-01T13:56:15.020-05:00How about when people use irony the wrong way? Tha...How about when people use irony the wrong way? That Alanis Morissette song, for instance.Jennifer Quinnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15524211.post-1128473233754366942005-10-04T19:47:00.000-05:002005-10-04T19:47:00.000-05:00Scrivener,Oh you English professors, insisting on ...Scrivener,<BR/><BR/>Oh you English professors, insisting on the proper use of terms. :) Yes I meant restrictive and non restrictive and not inclusive and non inclusive, which has to do with gender and language, a pet peeve I forgot to mention but must have had on my mind.Bad Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04540577363786819292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15524211.post-1128468196873346252005-10-04T18:23:00.000-05:002005-10-04T18:23:00.000-05:00What does this mean "'that' is inclusive"? Perhap...What does this mean "'that' is inclusive"? Perhaps you're simply using different language to explain the rule as I understand it, but "that" is the restrictive preposition, "which" is the nonrestrictive one. I.e.:<BR/><BR/>[There are two stores in town, one closed and the other open, and you're indicating which one you went to]: "I went to the store that was open, but couldn't find what I was looking for."<BR/><BR/>[You are saying that you went to the store, and that it was in fact open, but that it didn't have the item]: "I went to the store, which was open, but I couldn't find what I was looking for."Scrivenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05922358016805022637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15524211.post-1128445369640822992005-10-04T12:02:00.000-05:002005-10-04T12:02:00.000-05:00Oh Jeffie, Jeffie, I leave the toilet lid (not the...Oh Jeffie, Jeffie, I leave the toilet lid (not the seat) up because it keeps mold from growing in the toilet bowl, something that seems to happen only in Georgia. <BR/><BR/>As for changing the roll, hey, I'm keeping the mold at bay, surely you can take care of the paper. :)Bad Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04540577363786819292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15524211.post-1128444648406260232005-10-04T11:50:00.000-05:002005-10-04T11:50:00.000-05:00Okay I was really liking your list but when I got ...Okay I was really liking your list but when I got to #2 I had to stop and blog a comment. Honey, when was the last time you actually put toilet paper in the "thing". And what about the toilet seat - why is it always up when you are done. So, when you get the seat down part I will read the instructions for how to put the toilet paper right!Professor Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10875517056843937269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15524211.post-1128391957022836922005-10-03T21:12:00.000-05:002005-10-03T21:12:00.000-05:00Oh, I trump you both. If I see quotes used with fl...Oh, I trump you both. If I see quotes used with flagrant disregard for punctuation rules, I get all shingly.<BR/><BR/>i.e., FRESH "BANANAS"<BR/><BR/>Ack!<BR/><BR/>And you will not find me looking in mirrors in the dark, no m'am. That Bloody Mary will get you.kwpersheyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02313821985751564632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15524211.post-1128390867380050602005-10-03T20:54:00.000-05:002005-10-03T20:54:00.000-05:00I'll see your "That" and "Which" and raise you an ...I'll see your "That" and "Which" and raise you an "its" and "it's". Makes me grind my teeth.mibi52/ The Rev. Dr. Mary Brennan Thorpehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02129758906278501568noreply@blogger.com