Comments on: WRITE MORE GOOD

By: Pop Culture Nerd

Pop Culture Nerd — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 01:17:54 +0000

Paulette---Lots of most funnies! jenn---Haha! Your comment made my eyes itch because I want to correct the mistakes! Shell---I just read a novel in which the POV was all over the place and it was so confusing. There were sentences not too different from the above example. And you have no reason to be terrified!

By: Shell Sherree

Shell Sherree — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 09:12:15 +0000

I’m almost scared to comment. And I will make a concerted effort to remove emoticons from my dialogue. I laughed aloud {“out loud”? See, I’m terrified} at the point of view rule. By the way, you and one of my favourite NYC residents must be the rockingest editors on the planet, PCN.

By: jenn aka the picky girl

jenn aka the picky girl — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 04:04:27 +0000

I always love there posts about the funnyest elements of style and how people use they’re words wrong. What a well book this must be.

By: Paulette

Paulette — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 01:37:36 +0000

no more funner than this!

By: le0pard13

le0pard13 — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 22:43:32 +0000

Since I started Jury Duty today, it was perfect. BTW, while L.A. County offers wireless internet access in the juror’s waiting room, they block Twitter(!). Thanks, Elyse.

By: Pop Culture Nerd

Pop Culture Nerd — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 18:58:27 +0000

Donna---I shook with laughter when I first read the book. The examples I featured here were just some of the cleaner ones. Naomi---I love these, too: "There is no apostrophe in 'Diners Club' but who cares? What is this, 1953?" and "Typing in all capital letters is perceived to be shouting, so only do it when addressing foreigners or the elderly." le0pard13--Hope it started your Monday with a smile. Eddy---No, it should be WRITE MORE BETTERLY because adverbs describing the verb must always end in "y."

By: Eddy

Eddy — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 16:33:59 +0000

Shouldn’t it be “Write More Gooder”?

By: le0pard13

le0pard13 — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 14:14:15 +0000

Hysterical! Great post, Elyse.

By: Naomi Johnson

Naomi Johnson — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 11:52:48 +0000

Love @APFakeStylebook’s edicts. The one on point of view creates an odd rhythm that reminds me of some of John Lennon’s poetry, esp “Deaf Ted, Danuta and Me.”

By: Donna

Donna — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 08:28:55 +0000

‘K, Elyse, I’s still laffing my lm** at themselves words! Scared self but good know I ain’t IMHO. : ) That book would be worth reading just for the fun of it. Hahaha!