tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post6431804238736006350..comments2023-09-05T12:51:25.656-05:00Comments on edittorrent: Sneaky dangling participleEdittorrenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14295505709568570553noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-3110310543226860762011-11-18T08:51:30.833-06:002011-11-18T08:51:30.833-06:00And here I thought you were speaking of yourself a...And here I thought you were speaking of yourself as "easel!" That creative, innovative canvas of creativity. :)<br /><br />I was just thinking that, "Driving by, I saw the sign" would work fine. "Driving" would then modify "I", so no problem.<br />AliciaEdittorrenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14295505709568570553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-4416100003761425612011-11-17T19:45:35.325-06:002011-11-17T19:45:35.325-06:00Dang computer trackpad. That is not supposed to be...Dang computer trackpad. That is not supposed to be easeI at the start of that comment, just plain I. The rest is a remnant from the word verification I ended up entering in the comment box by mistake. Oops.<br /><br />Technology and I do not seen to get along very well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-19644971146753765352011-11-17T19:42:29.681-06:002011-11-17T19:42:29.681-06:00easeI think I am guilty of this on a regular basis...easeI think I am guilty of this on a regular basis when it comes to the spoken word. I would lay odds that we all are, and now that there is such a proliferation of quick, informal writing in the form of emails and texts, and the colloquial form that they often take, I am sure it happens on an alarmingly regular basis to everyone.<br /><br />That said, I find it interesting that if you were to say the original sentence to me out loud, I would never misinterpret it, but as soon as I read it the dangler jumped out at me. Or rather, it whizzed by on spinning wheels in all it's red and white "For Sale" glory.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com