Various friends have on occasion asked me to read over various things for them to make sure they were clear, had all the necessary information, and to also check for grammatical errors. I’m hardly Conan the Grammarian but I get by. (The role of “Conan” falls to one of the Karens — yes, they’re a collective. Much like the Jens.) The most important rule I’ve learned is this:
Always proofread carefully to make sure you didn’t any words out.
Tonight I let the same pan boil dry for the fourth (or was it fifth?) time in just one week. Either way, it’s a record.
Consistency is supposed to be a good thing, but this may be pushing it a bit.
Recently, I encountered a fellow who was wearing a black T-shirt with a skull and crossbones emblazoned across the front. Beneath that was the text, “Arrrrrrrrrrr.”
Looking at the shirt, I commented, “Y’know…. there are 25 other letters in the alphabet.”
That stopped him in his tracks. It wasn’t anywhere near the reaction he’d been expecting.