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  1. @BordersDC Either is acceptable, but I'm covering the choice in detail in tomorrow's GG podcast. It's interesting stuff. about 18 hours ago from web in reply to BordersDC
  2. @casualperfect It's tomorrow's podcast and e-mail newsletter tip, so the work is kind of important. 4:35 PM Jan 6th from web in reply to casualperfect
  3. My husband convinced me I should get my important work done before we assemble my desk, so it's just sitting there looking exciting. 3:37 PM Jan 6th from web
  4. @EMcCutchan @ChristieNic Starting a Sentence With "However" http://j.mp/8UTK7W 3:36 PM Jan 6th from web in reply to EMcCutchan
  5. My desk has arrived! All work shall now cease while I spend hours lining up parts and turning screws. Joy! 11:31 AM Jan 6th from web
  6. @ouelletteda Ooh! I covered this in my book on page 60. It should be singular because "combined with" isn't like "and." 10:57 AM Jan 6th from web in reply to ouelletteda
  7. @fiftyfootroman I had a professor from Boston who pronounced it "istoric." He also said "uman" instead of "human." 10:35 AM Jan 6th from web in reply to fiftyfootroman
  8. @sevinfo Thanks for the book recommendation (The Elegance of the Hedgehog); I just bought it at @Audible_com. 10:34 AM Jan 6th from web in reply to sevinfo
  9. I'll be on the @writersinthesky podcast next week: http://j.mp/4vAtlX 10:27 AM Jan 6th from web
  10. @smedm1 @PowerHungryFilm @bondguy1824 @oiltrash1027 @ThompsonIN2010 Thanks! 9:56 AM Jan 6th from web in reply to smedm1
  11. @fiftyfootroman It's "A historic" when you pronounce the "h." It's "an historic" if you pronounce the word "istoric." 9:40 AM Jan 6th from web in reply to fiftyfootroman
  12. My Jan. 4 piece with Baltimore NPR's Dan Rodricks is online here: http://bit.ly/8odvND It went so well they've already invited me back! 9:04 AM Jan 6th from web
  13. @cfarivar That's a tough question! I'm going to research it for my e-mail newsletter or iPhone app. I'll let you know. 5:12 PM Jan 5th from web in reply to cfarivar
  14. @crgonzalez When I hear someone called a "maven," I think of it as a positive thing, perhaps with a bit of high-brow intent. 5:11 PM Jan 5th from web in reply to crgonzalez
  15. @EditorMark @songduck Cool! I always love to hear that people were actually listening. 5:08 PM Jan 5th from web
  16. @snyderguy It was Noah Webster, but your point is well taken. 5:07 PM Jan 5th from web in reply to snyderguy
  17. It's true that "Webster's" isn't trademarked and that one could consider "distracted driving" a phrase instead of a word. 5:07 PM Jan 5th from web
  18. Webster's Word of the Year 2009: Distracted Driving http://j.mp/6ZohJf 4:34 PM Jan 5th from web
  19. Why Does Justice Scalia Hate the Word 'Choate'? http://j.mp/8URiSK 10:39 AM Jan 5th from web
  20. Thanks @drbret; it was great to be on tonight's panel with @myrnatheminx @milenaregos @TommyGuns, and Carmel Papworth-Barnum. 8:48 PM Jan 4th from web
  • Name Mignon Fogarty
  • Location Reno, NV
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  • Bio I wrote a NYT bestseller about grammar and founded the QDT podcasting network. http://is.gd/9a1
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