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SI Grammar and Spelling Lab
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3886I didn't realize that Bouhours spoke English.The Philosopher-2/18/2004
3885The last words of Dominique Bouhours, French grammarian (1628 - 1702): "I E-2/17/2004
3884:-)Thomas M.-1/30/2004
3883graet obsrevation on thier part. And they are corrcet. I had no prolbem raednig AugustWest-1/30/2004
3882Got this in an email: <<< Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde UineThomas M.-1/29/2004
3881Apostrophe book tops Christmas bestseller chart By Becky Barrow (Filed: 01/12/20Tom Clarke-12/2/2003
3880RE: Commas When I was in high school, a teacher made me memorize this ditty as aJack Clarke-10/26/2003
3879Hi Holly: It is nice to see some activity in this group again. Here are some oJack Clarke-10/26/2003
3878Comma misplacement: I used to think the song was "God Rest Ye, Merry GentlStan-10/22/2003
3877"Nurse, can opener, please."Justin C-10/22/2003
3876Jack, So nice to see you here again. A verbatim dictation by a nameless surLady Lurksalot-10/22/2003
3875In the same group with abused apostrophes and misused quotation marks is the &quJack Clarke-10/22/2003
3874I love this. juvalamu.com I mean I love it that this person collects them, andE-10/13/2003
3873Nearly all of it in iambic pentameter!Stan-10/1/2003
3872The following is from the Washington Post Style Invitational contest that requirE-9/30/2003
3871<b>Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest</b> 2003 Results They had but onE-9/15/2003
3870<b>Science historians ponder naming 'enemies' in science literaturThomas M.-7/5/2003
3869theaustralian.news.com.auDavid C. Burns-5/18/2003
3868Interesting!Thomas M.-5/3/2003
3867slate.msn.com gives this as the explanation. <i>Finally, Kathy Park wanE-5/3/2003
3866<i> The above doesn't explain why 'Moslem' is considered oThomas M.-5/3/2003
3865<i>Muslim A "Muslim' is a member of the Islamic faith. In 1990, tE-5/3/2003
3864That's very amusing. And 558 hits!E-5/3/2003
3863one is a person, the other is the rag on his headsnakenavel-4/19/2003
3862Message 18859729Thomas M.-4/19/2003
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