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Friday Follies #172 – Making Grammar Great Again, One Hyphen at a Time

February 15, 2019 ~ Ellie P. ~ 8 Comments

Welcome back, Friday Follies followers! (Say that 10 times fast! 😁) Ready for another batch of lame-brained grammar goofs, cited by the Grammar Cop? Dig in!

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Friday Follies #171 – Making Grammar Great Again, One Hyphen at a Time

February 8, 2019 ~ Ellie P. ~ 6 Comments

Hi all! This week’s boo-boos include misused words plus a sentence that goes nowhere,  which will cause you to scratch your heads and say, “Huh?” Let us begin!

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Friday Follies #170 – Making Grammar Great Again, One Hyphen at a Time

February 1, 2019 ~ Ellie P. ~ 12 Comments

Hi Friday Follyites! The Grammar Cop is pleased to share some Wrong-word-itis examples with you. They were among the numerous silly slips she uncovered during her overloaded work week.

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Begging your forgiveness…

January 29, 2019 ~ Ellie P. ~ 12 Comments

I’m longing for a 40-hour day!

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Friday Follies #169 – Making Grammar Great Again, One Hyphen at a Time

January 25, 2019 ~ Ellie P. ~ 5 Comments

Greetings and salutations, FFers! The Grammar Cop welcomes you to another round of Spot the Snafu. 😃

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Friday Follies #168 – Making Grammar Great Again, One Hyphen at a Time

January 18, 2019January 18, 2019 ~ Ellie P. ~ 4 Comments

After a tough week rounding up many messy language missteps (say that 10 times fast), the Grammar Cop is ready to share a few with you, her dear loyal readers.

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Friday Follies #167 – Making Grammar Great Again, One Hyphen at a Time

January 11, 2019 ~ Ellie P. ~ 6 Comments

Hi, all! the Grammar Cop has had a busy week, finding infractions by the dozen. Here are a few of them.

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WordCamp US 2018

December 7-9, 2018 in Nashville, TN

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Irreverence's Glittering New Low!

Word Quilt

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Strolling around SE Michigan ... Send joy in the journey.

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3 Sisters Abroad

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Morgan Hazelwood: Writer In Progress

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a blog for memoir writers

Jeremy Presner, NY Editor at Large

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Ron's Country Musings

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ENIGMA IN BLACK

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Observations on life beyond illness

The Shameful Sheep

shit storms, shame, and stories that make you cringe

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Snarky remarks on language I see and hear in New York City

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Sandy McFadden

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