Comments | brandogirl: I'm a nerd!

brandogirl

I'm a nerd!

Nov 28, 2009 23:03

So I'm thinking, if people are interested, I may occasionally do LJ entries about grammar rules and how I remember them. Because I have to remember so many of them, every day, and I certainly don't remember them in the way they taught me in English class (hell if I know what half the parts of speech are called). I just know what sounds right. :P So ( Read more... )

grammar, writing

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nickletastic November 29 2009, 05:23:49 UTC

I say yes! That would be amazing :D:D:D

brandogirl November 29 2009, 18:56:58 UTC

Okay. Talked me into it! :)

silverbulletx November 29 2009, 05:24:29 UTC

Oooo, sweet! Another go-to grammer girl! Haha, for the mods at TWA our grammer girls are Kait (chasingvertigo) and Addy (evenafterdeath). I think it would be cool to have someone to another person to go to (because only the gods know how bad my mechanics are). And I don't think it's dorky! I think it's awesome!

I'm glad I'm one of those 5 people =D

brandogirl November 29 2009, 18:56:40 UTC

Okay then! I'm glad you're excited. LOL. I just hope I can be helpful. Let me know if you have any suggestions for things I can talk about. I know I'll do some on commas, semicolons and colons, and a few word things that drive me crazy (misuse of comprise, who/whom, persuade versus convince...), but if you guys have suggestions, definitely let me know!

evenafterdeath November 29 2009, 05:32:13 UTC

Heh, Aimee's going ... "Didn't I just find like, a billion typos in Addy's story ...?" I'm not really a go-to girl. Heh. That would be Kait.

And yes! Do it! ;)

silverbulletx November 29 2009, 08:47:08 UTC

Meh, I go to you anyways =D

brandogirl November 29 2009, 18:54:07 UTC

For the record, I was *not* thinking that. :P Most of the things I noted in your story were simple typos, not necessarily grammar errors. Everybody makes mistakes. :)

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brandogirl November 30 2009, 04:38:57 UTC

LOL. Well, let me know if there's anything specific you have trouble with. :)

chasingvertigo December 2 2009, 02:51:21 UTC

:D yeah. take some of the load off my back. though i don't beta for anyone. just in case you read something & hit a mistake (because i never make mistakes, obv ;))

but i think this is great! i love reading how diff people approach grammar :D DOOO IT!

brandogirl December 4 2009, 00:48:49 UTC

I've decided, I definitely will. I just haven't time to do one up yet. :)

I don't beta either, just 'cause I don't think I'd be able to do it in a timely manner that the writer would deserve. I'd be feeling guilty *all* the time.

But I'm always open for questions or requests. :)

chasingvertigo December 4 2009, 01:21:12 UTC

i used to beta quite a bit. but i take a long time to, & that was before uni got psychopathic :(

yeah, i'll do short pieces on request. like the one anda (breejalil; that's my nickname for her) just upped. it's all grammar, though. watching for consistency makes me take even longer :D

hm. this makes me think - maybe we should think about setting up a beta page on TWA...

:P

brandogirl December 4 2009, 01:25:39 UTC

That's not a bad idea (a beta page), especially if it's just people wanting some quick help for something short (like breejalil's, which I fully intend to read because it's about zombies, and I love that game! lol). Maybe it'll help people be more likely to post things, after they've gotten a confidence boost from a beta.

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