tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143592478563275464.post4612055057327097717..comments2023-11-09T09:00:28.240+00:00Comments on GrammarBlog: It's not easy being a grammar wizard.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143592478563275464.post-54600200586919950782014-07-22T08:40:47.843+01:002014-07-22T08:40:47.843+01:00Perfect transaction from a 5 star seller all the w...Perfect transaction from a 5 star seller all the way, love the shoe, thanks!<br /><a href="http://www.laromitaschoolofart.org" rel="nofollow">http://www.laromitaschoolofart.org</a> | <br><br /><a href="http://www.mh-consulting.co.uk" rel="nofollow">mh-consulting</a> | <br><br /><a href="http://www.blitzacademy.co.uk" rel="nofollow">http://www.blitzacademy.co.uk</a> | <br><br /><a href="http://www.socialibrium.co.uk" rel="nofollow">socialibrium.co.uk</a> | <br><br /><a href="http://www.unisprachkurse.org" rel="nofollow">http://www.unisprachkurse.org</a> | <br><br /><a href="http://www.ccsvi-mri.co.uk" rel="nofollow">http://www.ccsvi-mri.co.uk</a> | <br><br /><a href="http://www.serrera.co.uk" rel="nofollow">www.serrera.co.uk</a> | <br><br /><a href="http://www.mrautos.co.uk" rel="nofollow">mrautos.co.uk</a> | <br><br /><a href="http://www.tateblog.co.uk" rel="nofollow">tateblog</a> | <br><br /><a href="http://www.fordschoolipe.org" rel="nofollow">fordschoolipe.org</a> | <br><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143592478563275464.post-75497942004367471252013-06-07T21:38:17.936+01:002013-06-07T21:38:17.936+01:00There two procedures for the automobile which prod...There two procedures for the automobile which produced just before 1996 and after 1996.<br />Following a number of seconds the codes will appear on the <br />scanner.<br /><br />Feel free to surf to my web-site - <a href="http://www.bloggalot.com/69302/dodge-obd-code-reader/" rel="nofollow">obdii scan tool</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143592478563275464.post-69156353708339484462007-12-14T15:27:00.000+00:002007-12-14T15:27:00.000+00:00I think it's a gerund.I think it's a gerund.laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15820513216615781042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143592478563275464.post-8487388128191897312007-12-13T03:28:00.000+00:002007-12-13T03:28:00.000+00:00Looking for help on something that should be easy....Looking for help on something that should be easy.<BR/>I was working with a child on<BR/>grammar and this is what puzzled me.<BR/>Sentence:<BR/>Ben and Dad are going camping.<BR/>What are the parts of the sentence<BR/>here?<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>We know "are"is a linking verb or<BR/>helping verb working with going.<BR/>What is "camping"? Is the verb<BR/>construction a type of future<BR/>tense hence<BR/>"are going camping"<BR/>I ran across a rule that says<BR/>you can make a future tense<BR/>by constructing to be plus to go plus an infinitive but that would be for example:<BR/>He is going to swim.<BR/>So is "Ben and Dad are going camping"....<BR/>the same kind of construction even though we don't have "to camp"<BR/>but rather "camping? What else could it be other than part of the verb construction?<BR/>Thanks for the help grammar bloggers.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01896687337469581308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143592478563275464.post-76122332575133213742007-08-17T09:58:00.000+01:002007-08-17T09:58:00.000+01:00We're glad that you're a reader, Ben. No-one here ...We're glad that <I>you're</I> a reader, Ben. No-one here will deny <I>your</I> existence. I understand your point regarding grammar Nazism and to some extent I concur. I do feel however, that the only way to <I>ensure</I> clarity among all speakers of a common language is to maintain standards of "good" grammar.<BR/><BR/>You might like this post from The Red Pen on <A HREF="http://mightyredpen.wordpress.com/2007/08/13/ensure-versus-insure/" REL="nofollow">insure vs ensure</A>. Historically, your use of the word "insure" is not incorrect but nowadays the word has a specific meaning, separate to "ensure".Gezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10940940562246471040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143592478563275464.post-29037035625185856052007-08-16T23:31:00.000+01:002007-08-16T23:31:00.000+01:00Hey, new time reader, and loving the blog. Anyway...Hey, new time reader, and loving the blog. Anyway I'm to the point that I'd be happy if people can just understand each other. After all I feel that spelling/grammar Nazis are only insuring that grammar dies or stays dead. If I'm wrong I'll accept that a lot better if your not trying to jump down my throat or deny my existence and indeed I might even learn something.Benjaminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165373719814892095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143592478563275464.post-50587021685643267552007-08-14T11:25:00.000+01:002007-08-14T11:25:00.000+01:00De-plane for example.De-plane for example.Gezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10940940562246471040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143592478563275464.post-24413735016454801012007-08-14T11:24:00.000+01:002007-08-14T11:24:00.000+01:00Terminal prepositions! Nice pun, Barry. I think in...<I>Terminal</I> prepositions! Nice pun, Barry. I think in the young lady's dialect, "at" was used as a form of the verb "to be". Incorrect I know but not, in this case, a terminal preposition. <BR/>Although I think I prefer terminal prepositions to "verbed" words.Gezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10940940562246471040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143592478563275464.post-10647854952812941142007-08-13T20:43:00.000+01:002007-08-13T20:43:00.000+01:00I recently was in a plane, waiting to disembark (n...I recently was in a plane, waiting to disembark (<I>not</I>, please, "de-plane"!), when I overheard a young woman behind me talking on her mobile phone. She appeared to be trying to establish an ETA for her ride. She shouted into her phone, in exasperation, "I <I>axed</I> you where you <I>at</I>!"<BR/><BR/>And <I>that</I>, I've always thought, is the reason we tell people not to use terminal prepositions.Barry Leibahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14205294935881991457noreply@blogger.com