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Grammargeddon Angel @gramrgednangel.zirk.us.ap.brid.gy · 28/08/2024

MIGRATION IN PROGRESS WATCH THIS SPACE FOR UPDATES (Fingers crossed the new place likes me . . .) #Migration #ServerChange

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Grammargeddon Angel @gramrgednangel.zirk.us.ap.brid.gy · 27/08/2024

I'm just a copy editor, standing in front of the Fediverse, begging people to stop separating subject from predicate with a comma, e.g.: My friend from upstairs, visited me. Just. Stop. Please. #GUMmyStuff

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Grammargeddon Angel @gramrgednangel.zirk.us.ap.brid.gy · 27/08/2024

#GUMmyStuff WHINY: characterized by whining (a whiny coworker) WHINNY: a high-pitched sound made by a horse #SpellcheckCannotSaveYou

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Grammargeddon Angel @gramrgednangel.zirk.us.ap.brid.gy · 25/08/2024

Canceled my instance membership at Patreon. Need to find a new home elsewhere. I'm not continuing to give money to . . . whoever is getting it these days. Once I choose a new instance, I'll be happy to pledge that money to the admin there. #TimeToMove

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Grammargeddon Angel @gramrgednangel.zirk.us.ap.brid.gy · 24/08/2024

#Caturday Grandkitten Edition That tiny ball of fluff in the center of the pic is Odin. He's about 6 weeks old. Very fuzzy. I think there's a fair bit of Siamese or even Himalayan in him; he's got the points on ears and nose and a dark tail.

A tiny cream-colored ball of fluff asleep on a chenille throw that provides good camouflage

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Grammargeddon Angel @gramrgednangel.zirk.us.ap.brid.gy · 24/08/2024

Hanging out this afternoon at bio daughter's place, while she's on her way to see Green Day and Smashing Pumpkins and her guy is out with his buddies getting fitted for suits (wedding coming up). Granddaughter went up to her room to nap, so it's me with Toast (the dog) and Odin (the tiny rescue […]

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Grammargeddon Angel @gramrgednangel.zirk.us.ap.brid.gy · 24/08/2024

#GUMmyStuff TENET: A cornerstone of a system, often of belief or government TENANT: One who pays rent to a landlord (My off-the-cuff definitions. You want dictionary definitions, look 'em up.)

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Grammargeddon Angel @gramrgednangel.zirk.us.ap.brid.gy · 23/08/2024

[Shooting range practice] First time with my 380. Not too shabby. I finished off a box of Federal, then switched to Fiocchi. LOVE the Fiocchi. Might shoot this for my CCL qualification. #ResponsibleGunOwnership

A target with fair to middling shots in the red and inner zones

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Grammargeddon Angel @gramrgednangel.zirk.us.ap.brid.gy · 23/08/2024

[Low-carb lifestyle, accountability] Weight: 182 (starting: 206) No changes to measurements since last time. Still loving this. Made a cheesecake in the Instant Pot the other day. Almond flour and flaxseed meal are musts for baked goods like lemon poppyseed muffins; a silicone muffin pan is […]

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Grammargeddon Angel @gramrgednangel.zirk.us.ap.brid.gy · 23/08/2024

[Target shooting] Going to shoot my S&W M&P 380 Shield EZ 2.0 this afternoon. Last week, my shots with my Sig Sauer P365XL (9mm) were disappointing. We think the old ammo (gift from family friend) was partly the cause, because changing to the new rounds led to improved results. I haven't […]

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Grammargeddon Angel @gramrgednangel.zirk.us.ap.brid.gy · 23/08/2024

[US Pol, Gaza] Personally disappointed that Harris's campaign refused to allow even one Palestinian American to have 5 minutes on stage. Israel isn't being bombed out of existence. Yes, I'm a registered Dem. Yes, I support Harris/Walz. They were wrong in so many ways not to allow what the […]

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Heidi Li Feldman @heidilifeldman.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/08/2024

It is still #TimWalz Night at the DNC, so I’m fundraising in that spirit. Let’s go, team, let’s leave it all on the field! secure.actblue.com/donate/mastodon-…

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eVOTErra @evoterra.podvibes.co.ap.brid.gy · 22/08/2024

Early impression of tonight’s #DNC2024 event: It’s woke as fuck. Which, I gotta say, as an old, cisgenderd white dude who is also woke as fuck, is lovely. If you’re not watching; turn on C-SPAN. We’re having a great and joyful time! 🇺🇸🗳️🧢 #uspol #HarrisWalz2024 #WereNotGoingBack #woke […]

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eVOTErra @evoterra.podvibes.co.ap.brid.gy · 22/08/2024

Make America the America Amanda Gorman writes poetry about.

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Grammargeddon Angel @gramrgednangel.zirk.us.ap.brid.gy · 22/08/2024

Today my second monthly donation to the Democratic Party processed. I've never, ever done that before. Felt damn good to see it on my bank app. #HarrisWalz2024

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Heidi Li Feldman @heidilifeldman.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/08/2024

I was living in Washington DC on January 6. Trump and his followers terrorized our city.

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Grammargeddon Angel @gramrgednangel.zirk.us.ap.brid.gy · 21/08/2024

Over the last two days, I watched this "overview and dissection" of folk horror, from the classics we think of immediately to newer, less obvious, and less well-known films. I heed to watch more Japanese and Filipino horror. www.imdb.com/title/tt13938338/?ref_…

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Grammargeddon Angel @gramrgednangel.zirk.us.ap.brid.gy · 20/08/2024

[Literature] Harold and the Purple Crayon is a novel. I read it on the internet, so it's true. #Fiction

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Grammargeddon Angel @gramrgednangel.zirk.us.ap.brid.gy · 19/08/2024

[US politics, DNC Chicago] I am hoping with my whole being that there's no repeat of 1968. I was only 10, but I remember watching the news. Not even Walter Cronkite could make it less scary.

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Grammargeddon Angel @gramrgednangel.zirk.us.ap.brid.gy · 18/08/2024

Unless you're paying me to edit your work, I honestly don't give a single fuck how you write. Have at it.

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Grammargeddon Angel @gramrgednangel.zirk.us.ap.brid.gy · 18/08/2024

[USpol, pronunciation] Comma-la. Comma-la. Not ka-MAH-la. Say "comma" and "la." This ain't difficult. #HarrisWalz2024

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The Media & Democracy Project @mad-democracy.journa.host.ap.brid.gy · 17/08/2024

As professionals dedicated to appraising facts and reporting truth, journalists have a duty to protect the American voter from disinformation. www.mediaanddemocracyproject.org/20… 4/5

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Grammargeddon Angel @gramrgednangel.zirk.us.ap.brid.gy · 15/08/2024

#AmEditing #GUMmyStuff If you're using ellipses to indicate someone's speech trailing off, you don't need to add a tag to that effect. No need to say "Her voice trailed off." We see that with the ellipsis. (One ellipsis, two ellipses.) You can, however, insert a beat like "took a slow […]

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Grammargeddon Angel @gramrgednangel.zirk.us.ap.brid.gy · 15/08/2024

TIL that the noun form of "far-fetched" is FARFETCHEDNESS Don't take my word for it. Look it up in Merriam-Webster, the free online version. www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/… #AmEditing #GUMmyStuff

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Grammargeddon Angel @gramrgednangel.zirk.us.ap.brid.gy · 15/08/2024

#SpellcheckCannotSaveYou CUBICAL is a perfectly fine word that means "cube-shaped." CUBICLE is also a perfectly fine word for a small space set off by partitions, especially an office area. These are not interchangeable. #AmEditing

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Grammargeddon Angel @gramrgednangel.zirk.us.ap.brid.gy · 15/08/2024

#GUMmyStuff #StyleMatters GODS BLESS CMOS for finally saying we should capitalize the first word following a colon when it begins a sentence (as opposed to a list). I despised the previous guidance, which left far too much to judgment and left many a MS looking as if the editor was flip-flopping.

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Grammargeddon Angel @gramrgednangel.zirk.us.ap.brid.gy · 15/08/2024

#AmEditing #GUMmyStuff Remember that the subjunctive mood is used to indicate something that is not true/factual. "If I were you . . ." I'm not, nor can I ever be. This also includes "wishes, ... conjectures, ... demands, ... and suggestions" (Garner, The Chicago Guide to Grammar, Usage, and […]

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Grammargeddon Angel @gramrgednangel.zirk.us.ap.brid.gy · 14/08/2024

[USpol, grammar] I cannot tell you how happy it makes me to see well-written materials coming from the Harris-Walz campaign. E.g. "Join Tim and me" instead of the erroneous hypercorrection "and I" when the objective form is required. Grammar matters.

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Grammargeddon Angel @gramrgednangel.zirk.us.ap.brid.gy · 14/08/2024

#AmEditing #GUMmyStuff In case you wondered, "home fries" is so styled. Open, no hyphen. Not a closed compound. #ILearnThingsDaily

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rednikki @rednikki.toot.boston.ap.brid.gy · 14/08/2024

[USPol, Terry Pratchett] Reading Small Gods by Terry Pratchett, and this caught my eye in relation to the current moment (bear with me): “People start out believing in the god and end up believing in the structure.” In other words, over time, the thing that people develop faith in, or fear of […]

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Grammargeddon Angel @gramrgednangel.zirk.us.ap.brid.gy · 14/08/2024

#AmEditing #GUmmyStuff A general note on my method: When I post about a grammatical thing, or a mechanical thing, I keep my focus on the specific issue at hand rather than making a larger-in-scope statement covering any related items. Part of that is because I'm working, and I don't have […]

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Grammargeddon Angel @gramrgednangel.zirk.us.ap.brid.gy · 13/08/2024

#GUMmyStuff Remember: I'm an AmE user. I edit primarily in AmE. I am not qualified to speak to other Englishes' usage points. (And if you question the existence of "other Englishes" aside from British, Canadian, and Australian, I implore you to educate yourself.)

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Grammargeddon Angel @gramrgednangel.zirk.us.ap.brid.gy · 13/08/2024

#GUMmyStuff "Insure" always involves money. You insure your car, your home, your life for a certain amount of money to be paid under specific circumstances. "Ensure" involves making certain something happens, whether that's attaining a level of quality or graduating from high school or […]

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Grammargeddon Angel @gramrgednangel.zirk.us.ap.brid.gy · 13/08/2024

#AmEditing @edibuddies Halfway through this initial cold read (the end of Chapter12). I was feeling all right, good even, until I read one specific statement from the seer about what will happen if a certain thing comes to pass. And it angered me. And saddened me. I don't know if that was […]

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Grammargeddon Angel @gramrgednangel.zirk.us.ap.brid.gy · 13/08/2024

#AmEditing @edibuddies I'm tearing up. I just reached the point where Poplar, the dog, finds Reina (trapped in someone else's body). "I followed a trail of wrong to you." ::reaches for tissues:: #LitanyForABrokenWorld @LJ

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Grammargeddon Angel @gramrgednangel.zirk.us.ap.brid.gy · 13/08/2024

#AmEditing @edibuddies I have enough trouble waking up in my own body some days. I can't imagine what it would be like to wake up in someone else's, and then realize it's not even my own reality. #LitanyForABrokenWorld @LJ

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Grammargeddon Angel @gramrgednangel.zirk.us.ap.brid.gy · 13/08/2024

#AmEditing @edibuddies Words are strange creatures, aren't they? A "near miss" describes almost striking something, but missing it. With an explosive, it means a miss close enough to still cause damage. "Close call" is synonymous when describing a near collision. "Nearly missing" a thing […]

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Grammargeddon Angel @gramrgednangel.zirk.us.ap.brid.gy · 13/08/2024

#AmEditing @edibuddies Remember during what passed for a lockdown here in the US in 2020, when sea shanties were The Thing? That one about the Wellerman? Brain radio plays it A LOT these days thanks to the character in this project named Harnett Wellerman. Trust me, you don't want this […]

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Grammargeddon Angel @gramrgednangel.zirk.us.ap.brid.gy · 12/08/2024

You know you're an editor when you get excited about preordering the 18th Edition of Chicago Manual of Style, the "most extensive revision" to the venerable guide in the last 20 years #GUMmyStuff

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Grammargeddon Angel @gramrgednangel.zirk.us.ap.brid.gy · 12/08/2024

#GUMmyStuff NO, Word, one does not hyphenate compound adjectives formed with adverbs ending in -ly. It's "fully formed." NO hyphen. (Note that "family-style," however, is hyphenated because "family" isn't an adverb." Neither is "scholarly," as in "scholarly-looking.") This guidance is true […]

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Grammargeddon Angel @gramrgednangel.zirk.us.ap.brid.gy · 12/08/2024

#GUMmyStuff #AmEditing Just added "fugued" to my project dictionary. As in, to fugue out, to dissociate, to lose time.

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