Farthering Our Grammar Skills


	Farthering Our Grammar Skills

carrerinyes

9-27-2009 4:37 AM

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carrerinyes says:

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. Here is the first reader's comment:

Sep 24 2009
7:27 AM

The Tim people went FURTHER; not farther!

It's funny to have a grammar-related article use a wrong word.

(Funny, he used a semicolon AND an exclamation mark)

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9-27-2009 7:19 AM

tabsey

Once involved in a scrabble tournament (organising) and the judge exploded when she noticed a misspelling (deliberate, but cunningly done) on the sign.

9-27-2009 8:47 AM

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