Sexy Suspense
A to Z April Blogging Challenge
Usually once a year I decide I need to upgrade or learn something new about the craft of writing. This time it stemmed from a freak-out over punctuation. Gawd, the English language with its they’re, their, and there, proving it has the zaniest spelling system ever invented. It requires a quirky understanding of past and present tense, among many other eccentricities.
We’ll begin with a box, and the plural is boxes,
But the plural of ox should be oxen, not oxes.
Then one fowl is a goose, but two are called geese,
Yet the plural of moose should never be meese,
You may find a lone mouse or a whole nest of mice,
But the plural of house is houses, not hice.
Part of a Poem Attributed to Anonymous
It’s important to have reference resources at your fingertips to fight the good fight.
“I’m exhausted. I spent all morning putting in a comma and all afternoon taking it out” Oscar Wilde
It was time brush up on some skills.
Heh. Good poem and good meme. And I love that quote by Wilde. Then again, I love English. For all its confusing and irritating rules, it really is awesome for getting ideas across. =o)
You got that right, B.E.!
I love that meme, too. I have lots of grammar pet peeves. I think with social media as a venue, so many grammatical errors get passed off as correct. Drives me nuts. It’s no wonder foreigners (and Americans, too, while we’re at it) struggle with deciphering our rules of grammar.
Hi April. We’re living in the age of grammatical short-cuts. It’s quite frustrating. But then again, I make my share of mistakes too. At least, we learned the fundamentals in school. I remember sheets and sheets of grammar work. I’m not sure that’s the case these days.
I would SO “cuddle then have sex” with Castle, ha ha! Great meme!
Lisa, co-host AtoZ 2015, @ http://www.lisabuiecollard.com
Thanks, Lisa. Another Castle fan!
Love me some Castle…and this meme is fantastic!!! Thanks for the smile today 🙂
Your welcome, Heather!