Nora
Dirty Pomegranate
- Joined
- May 7, 2002
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Let me say right up front that I think these folk are great for volunteering their time and energies. Some of their little blurbs are hysterical coming from potential "editors" however.
For example (and yes, these are C&Ps from the page):
1. I am a good proofreader and also good and modifying wording to sound best. (I'll give this guy credit for what's obviously just a typo.)
2. The only things that I am not interested in prrofreading is anything related to scat and snuff. ('Nuff said.)
3. I offer proofreading, and also advice here and there. (This one's a wee smidge obscure, so I'll tell y'all that the comma shouldn't be there.)
4. I am open to editing almost every catagory, except, incest and gay. (It's comma madness!)
btw, I'm only in the B's in the alphabetical list at this point.
5. I will proofread our story if requested; however, I'm more into looking it over for ways to improve and expand the overall structure. (our story, is it?? I don't think so!)
6. I have lot's of experience editing grammer and spelling and have an expert mastery in manipulating the english language. (hehehehehehe! This one's my favorite! He later says, "Don't hesitate to send me long works (I lika challange)... " *Snort!*)
7. specialties? none really...i just like to read ANYTHING...'cept i'm prolly a bit lacking in the "GAY" department :O) nothing turns me off and i'd be willing to read and correct anything.so..i'm ready, right?? ready, willing, and able...send the stories on!! all i ask is that, either in the subject line or the first line of the email a mention is made that this is a story to be edited/corrected so i don't trash it like i do to a lot of spam mail. (For the ee cummings fans among us, apparently.)
Ok, I have to stop. My eyes are blurring from the explosion of commas. Apparently they were running a sale on them at Costco.
My hint for the day. In compound sentences, a comma is only required when the two phrases that are joined are able to stand alone as complete sentences. Those are called "independent clauses".
Correct: I wanted to go to the store, and I also had to go to the doctor's office.
Incorrect: I wanted to go to the store, and also to the doctor's office.
Signed,
Nora the Nitpicky.
For example (and yes, these are C&Ps from the page):
1. I am a good proofreader and also good and modifying wording to sound best. (I'll give this guy credit for what's obviously just a typo.)
2. The only things that I am not interested in prrofreading is anything related to scat and snuff. ('Nuff said.)
3. I offer proofreading, and also advice here and there. (This one's a wee smidge obscure, so I'll tell y'all that the comma shouldn't be there.)
4. I am open to editing almost every catagory, except, incest and gay. (It's comma madness!)
btw, I'm only in the B's in the alphabetical list at this point.
5. I will proofread our story if requested; however, I'm more into looking it over for ways to improve and expand the overall structure. (our story, is it?? I don't think so!)
6. I have lot's of experience editing grammer and spelling and have an expert mastery in manipulating the english language. (hehehehehehe! This one's my favorite! He later says, "Don't hesitate to send me long works (I lika challange)... " *Snort!*)
7. specialties? none really...i just like to read ANYTHING...'cept i'm prolly a bit lacking in the "GAY" department :O) nothing turns me off and i'd be willing to read and correct anything.so..i'm ready, right?? ready, willing, and able...send the stories on!! all i ask is that, either in the subject line or the first line of the email a mention is made that this is a story to be edited/corrected so i don't trash it like i do to a lot of spam mail. (For the ee cummings fans among us, apparently.)
Ok, I have to stop. My eyes are blurring from the explosion of commas. Apparently they were running a sale on them at Costco.
My hint for the day. In compound sentences, a comma is only required when the two phrases that are joined are able to stand alone as complete sentences. Those are called "independent clauses".
Correct: I wanted to go to the store, and I also had to go to the doctor's office.
Incorrect: I wanted to go to the store, and also to the doctor's office.
Signed,
Nora the Nitpicky.
