tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20782819.post7629143015505364615..comments2023-11-12T13:22:30.358+01:00Comments on andrewjshields: Spelling RageAndrew Shieldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02804655739574694901noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20782819.post-62545768348659527982011-09-22T03:00:31.299+02:002011-09-22T03:00:31.299+02:00andrew, this reminds me of the NTFM story, of cour...andrew, this reminds me of the NTFM story, of course....Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12432890721513585475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20782819.post-85823654769366851652011-09-07T17:40:34.826+02:002011-09-07T17:40:34.826+02:00My grama is a good grammarian. Maybe you could ask...My grama is a good grammarian. Maybe you could ask yours? Or mine? Spelling-rage is notoriously hard to cure, some say that it's incurable. That may be why the "over-used adjective" was used. I guess the Quoon doesn't use it much...Mrs Crocodilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12382061046643883094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20782819.post-69982584773966970992011-09-07T15:24:09.694+02:002011-09-07T15:24:09.694+02:00Do tell, Mrs. C, what the treatments are! For gram...Do tell, Mrs. C, what the treatments are! For grammar rage, some historical linguistics helps, but few people want to hear that.Andrew Shieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02804655739574694901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20782819.post-33218204549580852272011-09-07T15:03:31.990+02:002011-09-07T15:03:31.990+02:00Andrew, thanks for this post, but I feel I must as...Andrew, thanks for this post, but I feel I must ask you please do not parcel up those sufferers of spelling-rage with sufferers of grammar-rage. They really are two very distinct illnesses, the treatments of which differ enormously. :-)Mrs Crocodilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12382061046643883094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20782819.post-41931288565466133252011-09-03T09:28:13.722+02:002011-09-03T09:28:13.722+02:00"Jolly well" would make it a British pag..."Jolly well" would make it a British page. :-)Andrew Shieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02804655739574694901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20782819.post-15273722393865815842011-09-02T23:01:24.250+02:002011-09-02T23:01:24.250+02:00Also, anyone with grammar-rage might well prefer t...Also, anyone with grammar-rage might well prefer to avoid an over-used adjective. I'd go with "Learning how to jolly well spell properly."<br /><br /><br />I'm also reminded that Monty Python once produced a list of silly book titles, including "How to Spell" by The Quoon.Dominic Rivronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02618013365521035400noreply@blogger.com