tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1845244417955383898.post4864032225417861201..comments2023-12-06T03:30:14.016-05:00Comments on Desperately Searching for my Inner Mary Poppins: Red Wine is like a Prepositional Phrase....Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05283503033516504436noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1845244417955383898.post-7688071478836797602009-03-22T10:11:00.000-04:002009-03-22T10:11:00.000-04:00I must admit, "Up I screwed" does sound entertaini...I must admit, "Up I screwed" does sound entertaining :)<BR/><BR/>I will look into the Chicago Manual.<BR/><BR/>Thanks!Tobby Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12890626480413353360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1845244417955383898.post-5543498128341620172009-03-22T09:59:00.000-04:002009-03-22T09:59:00.000-04:00Oh, blah. I just wrote a comment, hit send, and wa...Oh, blah. I just wrote a comment, hit send, and watched it go into the abyss. I'll try again...<BR/><BR/>1) I advise more wine.<BR/><BR/>2) The word "that" is driving you crazy, because it drives everyone crazy. It's a hard one. It might help you to know it's not a preposition, and the forms causing you headaches are the relative pronoun form and the complementizer form (or conjunction form). My rule of thumb: If you can omit the word "that" without changing the clarity or meaning of a sentence, do. <BR/><BR/>3) You can end a sentence with a preposition. That "rule" is breakable, and you should definitely favor natural language when writing. So, you're right about not worrying about it in most places. Do you usually hear people say, "I screwed up" or "Up I screwed," right? ;)<BR/><BR/>4) Do you have a style manual (e.g., the Chicago Manual)? Some things that drive writers batty when rewriting/editing are actually matters of style, not grammar (e.g., forming possessives for names that end in the letter <I>s</I>).Jenny Pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04825876444617545025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1845244417955383898.post-76090941924641899662009-03-20T15:22:00.000-04:002009-03-20T15:22:00.000-04:00LOL, no tips. Enjoy the wine.LOL, no tips. Enjoy the wine.Tanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518718614911804428noreply@blogger.com