tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post4520864888622612380..comments2023-12-29T05:24:43.830-06:00Comments on Kay Brooks: Spell CheckKay Brookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06073075957511329333noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post-75386545034168794522009-04-29T22:12:00.000-05:002009-04-29T22:12:00.000-05:00Drat! Thought of two things to thank you for at fi...Drat! Thought of two things to thank you for at first and then thought of the third but didn't change that 'both'. Arghhhh..,.Kay Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06073075957511329333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post-89164287054527216182009-04-29T22:06:00.000-05:002009-04-29T22:06:00.000-05:00Thanks--for both the compliment, the correction an...Thanks--for both the compliment, the correction and the link to English Plus. I suspect I was in too much of a hurry.Kay Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06073075957511329333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post-53248198499618762842009-04-29T18:43:00.000-05:002009-04-29T18:43:00.000-05:00Yikes, and I'll work on my tags. :PYikes, and I'll work on my tags. :PBuckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04087082956705159705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post-26541305229603180022009-04-29T18:42:00.000-05:002009-04-29T18:42:00.000-05:00Yep, their home page has the following:
We ask th...Yep, their home page has the following:<br /><br /><I>We ask that you join us in making our visino a reality and a benefit to teh residents of Metro-Detroit</I>But, in full disclosure and interest of improvement, I'll point out yours (and you are usually an impeccable writer with impressive control over your words, but):<br /><br /><I>if <B>anyone</B> absolutely doesn't want to enable spell check and wants to brush up on <B>their</B> skills.</I>The <A HREF="http://englishplus.com/grammar/00000027.htm" REL="nofollow">indefinite pronoun</A> "anyone" is singular, so the pronoun that agrees with it should also be singular. "Their" should be "his" or "her" (or both).Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04087082956705159705noreply@blogger.com