Posts by compound complex

It is scary, never allowed to let our guard down. Fire was once a seasonal thing; now, it's year-round. Last year, the narrow roads out of our gated community were jammed; many were unaware of an alternate route. Since that time, there have been awareness drills. My first thought was to run down the road to the open spaces of the golf course.

Take care of yourself, dear friend!

CC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9j2El0kLaQk

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Worst Fire in California history

by 3rdgen in

jw
friends

in terms of destruction.

52,000 people are evacuated.

started thurs.

compound complex

Thanks, Mr. Flipper, for the good thoughts and support. Wishing you and the missus well.

You're welcome, too, for the information. Likewise, clients have been having me do clearing for them. Ironic that reports on the reality of the so-called new abnormal have acknowledged that, when the wind comes roaring through, it's all but a lost cause.

Take care, friend.

CC

49

Worst Fire in California history

by 3rdgen in

jw
friends

in terms of destruction.

52,000 people are evacuated.

started thurs.

compound complex

49

Worst Fire in California history

by 3rdgen in

jw
friends

in terms of destruction.

52,000 people are evacuated.

started thurs.

compound complex

https://www.npr.org/2018/11/13/667315613/californias-camp-fire-becomes-the-deadliest-in-state-history

I'm in the woods near Wasa, BONEZZ, 3rdgen, and Flipper. We always have had rain starting in October. This year is different. We're all trying to keep our anxiety in check while our to-go bags are packed and at the ready. This time last year we had to evacuate at 5:00 a.m.

Paradise and Magalia were childhood vacation spots for me and friends.

Blessings and peace to all.

CC

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Serious Issue ....... that MUST be Addressed !!!!!

by Simon in

this is such an important issue, more and more people are succumbing to what must be some viral outbreak wreaking havoc in the world.. i'm talking about unnecessary punctuation.. it's easy to become infected.

you want to write something and add some emphasis so you add an exclamation mark to make it "important!

" but dang, it's not important enough is it??

compound complex

You're welcome, LV101!

The retired teachers and professor of English and creative writing enjoy the class I lead (led?).

One of my greatest joys is teaching language arts to a pre-teen student with learning disabilities; she has been evaluated and tests in at 130-plus IQ. An entire team of educators is working with her. When she talks, one is hearing a "professor" explain in explicit detail this or that scientific matter of great consequence, IHHO.

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Serious Issue ....... that MUST be Addressed !!!!!

by Simon in

this is such an important issue, more and more people are succumbing to what must be some viral outbreak wreaking havoc in the world.. i'm talking about unnecessary punctuation.. it's easy to become infected.

you want to write something and add some emphasis so you add an exclamation mark to make it "important!

" but dang, it's not important enough is it??

compound complex

Thanks, Steve and LV101, for your comments.

Since this is my profession, I will chime in with a link that has drawn no little interest:

https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/239701/more-on-punctuation

Note that the title reads out loud as "Moron Punctuation." ('Moron Punctuation'. [Brit.])

As already mentioned by other posters, there is an absolute distinction between American English and British English punctuation, e.g., the use of single ("inverted commas," I recall) and double quotation marks and placement of periods and commas within or without close of quotation marks. When editing, I make this distinction in punctuation, depending upon what side of the pond my client lives and writes . . .

CC

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Serious Issue ....... that MUST be Addressed !!!!!

by Simon in

this is such an important issue, more and more people are succumbing to what must be some viral outbreak wreaking havoc in the world.. i'm talking about unnecessary punctuation.. it's easy to become infected.

you want to write something and add some emphasis so you add an exclamation mark to make it "important!

" but dang, it's not important enough is it??

compound complex

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/09/us/oxford-comma-maine.html

Feb. 9, 2018

Ending a case that electrified punctuation pedants, grammar goons and comma connoisseurs, Oakhurst Dairy settled an overtime dispute with its drivers that hinged entirely on the lack of an Oxford comma in state law.

The dairy company in Portland, Me., agreed to pay $5 million to the drivers, according to court documents filed on Thursday.

The relatively small-scale dispute gained international notoriety last year when the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ruled that the missing comma created enough uncertainty to side with the drivers, granting those who love the Oxford comma a chance to run a victory lap across the internet.

But the resolution means there will be no ruling from the land’s highest courts on whether the Oxford comma — the often-skipped second comma in a series like “A, B, and C” — is an unnecessary nuisance or a sacred defender of clarity, as its fans and detractors endlessly debate. (In most cases, The Times stylebook discourages the serial comma, often called the Oxford comma because it was traditionally used by the Oxford University Press.)

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