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Friday Follies #248 – Making Grammar Great Again, One Hyphen at a Time

November 13, 2020 ~ Ellie P. ~ 4 Comments

A big bunch o’ bloopers was dredged up by our intrepid Grammar Cop this week. Come and see!

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Friday Follies #222 – Making Grammar Great Again, One Hyphen at a Time

March 6, 2020 ~ Ellie P. ~ 6 Comments

The Grammar Cop goes on a medium-sized rant.

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Friday Follies #109 – Making Grammar Great Again, One Hyphen at a Time

October 27, 2017 ~ Ellie P. ~ 4 Comments

Aaaaand we’re at the end of another week, FFers! Another week of ugly language goofs, but the Grammar Cop is merciful and will only highlight (lowlight?) a tiny fraction of them for you here.

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Friday Follies #96 – Making Grammar Great Again, One Hyphen at a Time

July 28, 2017 ~ Ellie P. ~ 4 Comments

Hi FF fans! The Grammar Cop is delighted to ‘see’ you all again after a glorious vacation – although she is NOT delighted to uncover yet more abominable English errors! Sigh…

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Friday Follies #84 – Making Grammar Great Again, One Hyphen at a Time

April 14, 2017April 14, 2017 ~ Ellie P. ~ 5 Comments

For a change of pace today, the Grammar Cop would like to talk about some unusual plural and singular forms with which some FF fans might not be familiar. But first…

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What’s Wrong With Me?! – My little medical saga has a nice dramatic arc to it: puzzling beginning, painful middle, and an ending that was a relief in more ways than one.

Surviving Hollywood North
Surviving Hollywood North – An irreverent memoir revealing how Ellie Presner wrangled insecure screenwriters, harried producers and directors, and eccentric actors in Montreal’s flourishing film business during the 1990s.

First Kiss and Other True Fiction
First Kiss and Other True Fiction – Evocative short pieces ranging from a little girl’s terror, to an older child’s disillusionment, to the glory (and confusion) of a budding adolescent’s first kiss… not without a dollop of humour.

How to be an (Almost) Perfect Parent
How to be an Almost Perfect Parent – Friendly illustrated advice from a former family support worker. Professionals – and parents – love it!

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