tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20533065.post116525692458498338..comments2023-07-01T07:21:27.453-07:00Comments on Books & News: All right...I mean...alright...I mean...Brett Battleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03786471378650235415noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20533065.post-1165380989899672032006-12-05T20:56:00.000-08:002006-12-05T20:56:00.000-08:00Katel...HA! You got me. The technical term for tha...Katel...HA! You got me. The technical term for that is "a mistake." I wish it had been on purpose. Good one.Brett Battleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03786471378650235415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20533065.post-1165373373560940542006-12-05T18:49:00.000-08:002006-12-05T18:49:00.000-08:00I dislike alright, prefer all right. I prefer 'ti...I dislike alright, prefer all right. I prefer 'til when it's the contraction. And I wish I were to the point of having an agent and/or editor to debate such issues!<BR/><BR/>I'm also curious whether it's a typo or wordplay in the 3rd paragraph, when you say "But I just can't right it."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20533065.post-1165339713814890462006-12-05T09:28:00.000-08:002006-12-05T09:28:00.000-08:00Ooh, I don't like alright and can't make myself us...Ooh, I don't like alright and can't make myself use it. I type out all right, but usually, I try to find a better phrase that doesn't make my hair stand on end.<BR/><BR/>And using "till" is accepted - listed in Merriam Webster as a conjunction - but I agree, I like the way 'til looks on the page.<BR/><BR/>Now if I could just convince my editors that nevermind is one word...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20533065.post-1165329099976731072006-12-05T06:31:00.000-08:002006-12-05T06:31:00.000-08:00All right. When I see "alright," I draw my weapon ...All right. When I see "alright," I draw my weapon (an eraser).<BR/><BR/>I don't like "irregardless," and I don't like the way everyone in the world now uses the phrase "begging the question" to mean "raising the question" when it really refers to circular logic. Grrr.<BR/><BR/>Rob, so far my editor hasn't touched my "all rights", which is good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20533065.post-1165269429648288542006-12-04T13:57:00.000-08:002006-12-04T13:57:00.000-08:00I know it's becoming in vogue (or is en vogue?) la...I know it's becoming in vogue (or is en vogue?) lately to use the word "For" to start a sentence, but it drives me crazy! Like, "For he was not a kind man." <BR/><BR/>I don't know why it drives me batty, but it does. I'm one to break all sorts of grammar rules, usually!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20533065.post-1165268036267181422006-12-04T13:33:00.000-08:002006-12-04T13:33:00.000-08:00Hey, I always use "all right." But then my copy e...Hey, I always use "all right." But then my copy editor went through KISS HER GOODBYE and changed every single one of them to "alright."<BR/><BR/>Go figure.Rob Gregory Brownehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11952008139132652259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20533065.post-1165264552859206622006-12-04T12:35:00.000-08:002006-12-04T12:35:00.000-08:00When in doubt, I use okay. Cheating, I know...I h...When in doubt, I use okay. Cheating, I know...<BR/><BR/>I have a pet peeve with "till". You see, when you drop letters off a word or in a contraction you put an apostrophe there. Like, I'd or tellin'. But when people say, "I've got to wait till morning...." that's technically wrong. It should be "I've got to wait 'til morning." The word being shortened is until - they aren't talking about a cash register.<BR/><BR/>The thing is, everyone does it. So I wrote it that way. And got soundly chastised. But I pick up books, get emails from multi-published authors... till.<BR/><BR/>I hate things like that. And I went through this on my ms with possessives on names ending in 's'. You don't even want to hear the background dug up on the rule. I was told to write it Douglas' baby - by my editor. But on my bookshelf I have Rebus's Scotland. Technically, if you delve deep enough, both are right, but most people do 's. My book just has '. I did what I was told to do, but I expect someone to hit me over the head for it.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and another... aloud and out loud. I'm always confused...Sandra Ruttanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06109584805469336742noreply@blogger.com