tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122549.post114248041522427924..comments2023-11-10T16:19:46.880-05:00Comments on Blogslot: -Ice, -Ice, BabyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122549.post-1149004117418516772006-05-30T11:48:00.000-04:002006-05-30T11:48:00.000-04:00Not ten feet away from me at this moment is a cowo...Not ten feet away from me at this moment is a coworker who believes the singular of "parentheses" is "parenthese" with a pronounced final e.<BR/><BR/>It's hard out there for a proofreader.Gloom Raiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14026753087606231449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122549.post-1143946796970378832006-04-01T21:59:00.000-05:002006-04-01T21:59:00.000-05:00I went through hell because of stories about a man...I went through hell because of stories about a man whom the wires insisted on calling the American Taliban. Dammit! The singular is "talib."aparker54https://www.blogger.com/profile/14056072647535615969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122549.post-1143911472834114482006-04-01T12:11:00.000-05:002006-04-01T12:11:00.000-05:00On the subject of Italian cuisine and the letter X...On the subject of Italian cuisine and the letter X: I refuse to patronize expresso carts/bars/cafes. There's no way they know how to pull a perfect xot. <BR/><BR/>They're total doppios.noneemachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12258392029445056994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122549.post-1143775821182107172006-03-30T22:30:00.000-05:002006-03-30T22:30:00.000-05:00Considering that people also say "asterix" instead...Considering that people also say "asterix" instead of "asterisk," "asterick" may be a result of misguided singular-via-plural formation too.Lilliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15401117197930776010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122549.post-1142527092798513342006-03-16T11:38:00.000-05:002006-03-16T11:38:00.000-05:00There are many shades of gray. For example, "panin...There are many shades of gray. For example, "panini" is Italian for "sandwiches" (plural). The singular form is "panino." But should we expect non-Italian speakers to know that when they as for "a panini" in a restaurant? (Personally, I live in a multi-lingual environment, so I'm inclinced to say "yes.")<BR/><BR/>Here's a hot one: "premises" as it relates to a house, or address. Even when refering to a single address, it is "the premises." Yet I have recently encountered people refering to a single address as a "premise." As in... "the delivery person will drop the package off at your premise." ACK!Blorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13381065813167569332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122549.post-1142482620864293172006-03-15T23:17:00.000-05:002006-03-15T23:17:00.000-05:00Good one, Mark. Somehow that one still grates.Good one, Mark. Somehow that one still grates.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01512881095588291721noreply@blogger.com