tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642483803813231715.post4350839791320149140..comments2023-04-26T04:15:25.976-07:00Comments on One Writer's World: Pet Peeves of Word Usage and Misusage Susan Oleksiwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02693057997469296068noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642483803813231715.post-35589076700171223442017-08-08T10:16:21.795-07:002017-08-08T10:16:21.795-07:00I do run across passages in which the writer has o...I do run across passages in which the writer has overreached--it's confusing and counterproductive. And I haven't run into sesquipedalian in quite a while. Thanks for that.Susan Oleksiwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02693057997469296068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642483803813231715.post-14312259117926599152017-08-08T10:14:46.786-07:002017-08-08T10:14:46.786-07:00Excellent example, Craig. May I use that in a futu...Excellent example, Craig. May I use that in a future blog?Susan Oleksiwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02693057997469296068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642483803813231715.post-18137973359931606412017-08-08T10:05:39.438-07:002017-08-08T10:05:39.438-07:00But the whisky (Scotch, of course, or it would be ...But the whisky (Scotch, of course, or it would be spelled whiskey) could effect a change of his affect.Craig Faustus Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10977748649878766205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642483803813231715.post-27148869315607547712017-08-08T10:03:57.261-07:002017-08-08T10:03:57.261-07:00I'm guessing the writer was trying to say &quo...I'm guessing the writer was trying to say "self-initiated." It's unwise to be sesquipedalian beyond one's vocabulary.Craig Faustus Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10977748649878766205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642483803813231715.post-84434149474351842812017-07-26T14:04:57.473-07:002017-07-26T14:04:57.473-07:00Earl, I've heard so many people comment on tha...Earl, I've heard so many people comment on that/who that I may have to do another grammar blog sooner rather than later. Thanks for adding that to the mix.Susan Oleksiwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02693057997469296068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642483803813231715.post-5307359689249426502017-07-26T14:04:10.564-07:002017-07-26T14:04:10.564-07:00Alice, I should have included "who" also...Alice, I should have included "who" also. I guess I got carried away worrying about George. Thanks for commenting, and good luck with your new Daisy Gumm mystery.Susan Oleksiwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02693057997469296068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642483803813231715.post-68878424918780503212017-07-26T14:03:21.691-07:002017-07-26T14:03:21.691-07:00Larry, effect/affect was something I paid close at...Larry, effect/affect was something I paid close attention to in school but I was never confident I had it right. That's a good subject for another blog. Thanks for the suggestion.Susan Oleksiwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02693057997469296068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642483803813231715.post-68385198226206238462017-07-26T14:03:03.045-07:002017-07-26T14:03:03.045-07:00On a generous day, I can usually skid past the mis...On a generous day, I can usually skid past the misuse of that and which, but I'm stopped cold when a that should be a who. Earl Staggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13349667172813175960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642483803813231715.post-27032962224775849462017-07-26T14:02:11.654-07:002017-07-26T14:02:11.654-07:00Maddy, I wouldn't dare try to define your exam...Maddy, I wouldn't dare try to define your example. I have no idea what it means. But I love your idea of another blog, on some of these very strange phrases writers now come up with. Thanks for the suggestion.Susan Oleksiwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02693057997469296068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642483803813231715.post-11544287492703894852017-07-26T14:00:54.785-07:002017-07-26T14:00:54.785-07:00I agree wholeheartedly, Jacquie. I also blame the ...I agree wholeheartedly, Jacquie. I also blame the decline in reading as well as the teaching of grammar in schools. Still, we keep trying to stem the flow downhill. Thanks for commenting.Susan Oleksiwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02693057997469296068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642483803813231715.post-10850221107487470672017-07-26T11:49:56.107-07:002017-07-26T11:49:56.107-07:00I'm so glad I'm not the only one who gets ...I'm so glad I'm not the only one who gets riled when people confuse and misuse that and which! I thought I was all alone in the world. Also, people are who, not that. Love this blog, Susan!Alice Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04617808704864502171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642483803813231715.post-53806934000999042622017-07-26T11:42:53.195-07:002017-07-26T11:42:53.195-07:00One of mine is the confusion of affect/effect, as ...One of mine is the confusion of affect/effect, as in, "Pilson drank the poisoned whisky, but it had no affect on him." Augh!Larry W. Chavishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804143598641414386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642483803813231715.post-68191101931771175982017-07-26T11:40:26.101-07:002017-07-26T11:40:26.101-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Larry W. Chavishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804143598641414386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642483803813231715.post-81679868077550359552017-07-26T11:22:18.812-07:002017-07-26T11:22:18.812-07:00Fun. [I love poor George] I'm always hauled up...Fun. [I love poor George] I'm always hauled up for using 'which' too often, 'that' is preferred. Maybe you could do an occasional series on Americanisms too. As an example to get you started, I heard this one this morning on the radio--"self-initialized activities." What does that mean? Spontaneous? Independent? Autonomous? Maddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05828186178060722812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642483803813231715.post-4976982212763986892017-07-26T11:21:16.219-07:002017-07-26T11:21:16.219-07:00Misuse of words is more common today than it once ...Misuse of words is more common today than it once was. The dumbing down of the English language is partly to blame.Jacqueline Seewaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09177500620940251009noreply@blogger.com