tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post150959478840448255..comments2023-09-05T12:51:25.656-05:00Comments on edittorrent: Answer for AliciaEdittorrenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14295505709568570553noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-15974523306808592272009-01-05T22:56:00.000-06:002009-01-05T22:56:00.000-06:00Theresa, your clarification in the comments is exc...Theresa, your clarification in the comments is excellently clear. Now if only I could use that same sort of clarity when trying to explain my edits to writers I'm working with, the world would be a blessed place. It's always good to know others struggle in explaining these things as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-56805573514420672262009-01-04T16:00:00.000-06:002009-01-04T16:00:00.000-06:00I was paying attention in 7th grade English and I ...I was paying attention in 7th grade English and I still get confused about these things.:(<BR/>What's a beta reader? Did I miss something? I knew I shouldn't have gone on holiday.emhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02680468150513341426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-72683628019903658992009-01-04T10:03:00.000-06:002009-01-04T10:03:00.000-06:00Alicia:I’m so relieved to hear that. I mean, if y...Alicia:<BR/>I’m so relieved to hear that. I mean, if you saw the kinds of emails I send and receive, you’d know why I say this. :) Alas, I can, once more, sleep at night - knowing that I don’t always have to be submerged in my craft.<BR/><BR/>Who am I kidding? I haven’t been able to catch any ZZZ’s since Theresa made the suggestion of a Beta reader. Cause...um, panic attacks have a way of keeping me up at night, you know?Riley Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15817930302085699222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-57716678756262492082009-01-03T22:09:00.000-06:002009-01-03T22:09:00.000-06:00Actually, Murphy, I sent Theresa an email tonight-...Actually, Murphy, I sent Theresa an email tonight-- "Are you watching the Colts game?"<BR/><BR/>Hey, we do have our priorities!<BR/>AliciaEdittorrenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14295505709568570553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-27205316028780560232009-01-03T15:24:00.000-06:002009-01-03T15:24:00.000-06:00Yes, Murphy, it's true. I am the world's most bori...Yes, Murphy, it's true. I am the world's most boring correspondent. ;)<BR/><BR/>TheresaEdittorrenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14295505709568570553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-88930492614708590232009-01-03T12:02:00.000-06:002009-01-03T12:02:00.000-06:00I don’t know about anybody else but, the words:‘th...I don’t know about anybody else but, the words:‘this feels more like an email’ kind of freaked me out. This is what your emails, to each other, look like?! Yikes! You guys really are dedicated...Riley Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15817930302085699222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-78565105949193822722009-01-02T21:12:00.000-06:002009-01-02T21:12:00.000-06:00How funny! This subject/verb agreement is exactly...How funny! This subject/verb agreement is exactly what my school is working on as one of our Public Law 221 goals! I've had to teach lesson of agreement in my US history and psychology classes!Sandy Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00422277386720451415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-24635241631275462842009-01-02T20:49:00.000-06:002009-01-02T20:49:00.000-06:00Collective nouns are singular when we refer to the...Collective nouns are singular when we refer to the entity as a whole. It's similar to the fewer/less distinction. Because the collection of individuals left behind are *all* left behind -- that is, they are joined by this common characteristic into one mass -- it's singular.<BR/><BR/>If you had something like,<BR/>The rest of the group were scattered over a wide geographic area<BR/>then "rest" would be plural because the individuals are not in one mass, but are spread out in separate bits. (I hope that example makes sense -- trying to think fast here.)<BR/><BR/>Try,<BR/>The rest of the eggs were cracked.<BR/>(Each egg is separately cracked. They don't all share one crack.)<BR/><BR/>Compared to,<BR/>The rest of his sentence was not important.<BR/><BR/>You see? I'm probably not explaining this very well.<BR/><BR/>"Group" can also be singular or plural the same way.<BR/><BR/>That's my take on it, anyway. I checked two dictionaries. One says "rest" is plural, and the other says singular or plural, so obviously there is some room for disagreement.<BR/><BR/>TheresaEdittorrenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14295505709568570553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-27297551946227841792009-01-02T20:40:00.000-06:002009-01-02T20:40:00.000-06:00Maybe this wouldn't be so hard if everyone had pai...Maybe this wouldn't be so hard if everyone had paid attention to their seventh grade English teachers.Debbie Kaufmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17805720678569940665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-30972375873934287652009-01-02T19:05:00.000-06:002009-01-02T19:05:00.000-06:00I went looking under plural/singular. And number. ...I went looking under plural/singular. And number. I think I need a bunch of hyperlinks to figure out what's what!<BR/><BR/>Okay, so "the rest" doesn't seem like a collective noun? <BR/><BR/>Kids are finally both gone, and maybe my mind will start working again. :) <BR/>AliciaEdittorrenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14295505709568570553noreply@blogger.com