Happiness is an empty in box

[mamadeb]

The secret for me to keep on track and *finish* my work seems to be, "You can't play on LJ until you finish so many listings."

In other randomness:

One thing I haven't seen in all the various Lunacon reports is mention of one minor but amusing thing:

The convention posted notices all over the hotel saying "New York State Law prohibits smoking in all public area's". Yes. "Area's".

I reacted to my first sight of those notices in pain and horror. I apparently wasn't alone, because by Friday evening, all the apostrophes had been crossed out. Some signs were also amended with words like "boundaries" or "vicinities".

By Saturday afternoon, someone added his/her *own* signs below the notices stating that "Extra apostrophes (ie, "area's") is prohibited by the English language."

Others then corrected some of *those* to "eg", although that's actually a judgement call.

SF fans - editors all. :)

eta that the added signs said "are prohibited". Sorry.

Comments

[estherchaya.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much! I'm much obliged (never mind the poor grammar in THAT sentence!).

And yes, I would agree that your definition of "i.e." is better than mine. And I further agree that people have their heads in dark dank places where grammar is concerned. My father was the grammar nazi (if you'll pardon the expression), and it rubbed off on me.