February 7, 2013

Happiness Is… #7153

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11 responses to “Happiness Is… #7153”

Alex Autin
February 7th, 2013 at 10:13 am

Happiness is no writing errors?

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- Wyrd Smythe
  February 7th, 2013 at 10:22 am
  
  Abso! I always get a little rush when I click the spell-check button and that little dialog pops up! (Only counts the first time you spell check a new post.) It doesn’t happen often, especially since I’m prone to creativity with English, but when it does it makes me happy.
  
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  - Alex Autin
    February 7th, 2013 at 10:26 am
    
    Ok, so it’s one form of happiness?
  - Wyrd Smythe
    February 7th, 2013 at 10:34 am
    
    Yep. Form #7153 (out of infinity).
  - Alex Autin
    February 7th, 2013 at 10:37 am
    
    Got it 🙂
charmarie221
February 7th, 2013 at 5:24 pm

there’s a spellchceck button???

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- Wyrd Smythe
  February 8th, 2013 at 8:35 am
  
  Hee, hee, hee! Good one! 😆
  
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reocochran
February 7th, 2013 at 9:28 pm

Okay this was a good one that I could relate to! Still and all I probably have errors of one kind or another. Syntax, leaving a preposition at the end of a sentence… Glad you had a happy moment! Have a great weekend! TGIF! (well, almost)

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- Wyrd Smythe
  February 8th, 2013 at 8:37 am
  
  Like I said to Alex, it doesn’t happen often, but it’s a nice thing when it does.
  
  That whole thing about ending a sentence with a proposition? It’s not really true. I forget the source, but the rule comes from overly strict interpretation of grammar. In modern writing, it’s not considered a problem.
  
  Have a great weekend yourself!
  
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charmarie221
February 9th, 2013 at 11:38 am

Man that preposition ending thing is riDICulous sometimes. I need to find that source that says it’s okay, because trying to restructure a sentence to NOT end with a preposition often results in a sentence far more awkward than just ending one with.

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- Wyrd Smythe
  February 9th, 2013 at 12:05 pm
  
  You and (supposedly) Mr. Churchill!
  
  If you really want refs, my first goto is always Grammar Girl (who calls it one of the ten great grammar myths):
  http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/ending-prepositions.aspx
  
  There’s also the Oxford dictionaries online (they say it’s a perfectly natural part of English):
  http://oxforddictionaries.com/words/ending-sentences-with-prepositions
  
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