help me out here, folks

[skoosiepants]

Let's make a list for the new year!

1. technically, it's 'another think'
2. passed/past are not interchangeable
3. 'no one' is two words - I blame E.E. Cummings for this, noone looks weird, so people were all, 'let's put a hyphen in!;' no, no, this is wrong.
4. the timeless classic: there/their/they're; know them, love them.
5. says/said are the best choices! I think it was chopchica who opened my eyes to this wonder - they disappear! You can use them all you want, and they never trip anyone up. Use them, and you shall understand.
6. actual names are awesome. There is no such thing as using a name too much. (I mean, unless you go crazy, there's some sort of line there.)
7. leave your crazy formatting at home, I want to read capital letters - it's not clever to use 'i' instead of 'I' or 'lorenzo' instead of 'Lorenzo.'

um, more?

In other breaking news: it is freezing outside.

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Comments

[melodyunity.livejournal.com]

"Me and so-and-so" instead of "So-and-so and I." I hate this, especially when an author gives this dialogue to a character known for his/her intelligence and bookish ways. I'm sorry, Hermione would never say, "Me and Ron are going to the library." She just wouldn't.

[skoosiepants.livejournal.com]

the me-ands! that's my mom's biggest pet peeve with me and my brother (HA!). yeah, you're right, Hermione would totally not say that.