tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173973315363181140.post7575452617225226901..comments2023-10-25T17:56:55.769-04:00Comments on DemWit: OMST: She's all that!B.J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12004309077511856506noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173973315363181140.post-3798383919282608482009-10-15T08:27:10.963-04:002009-10-15T08:27:10.963-04:00bja!!! That’s a good one. Drives OMST crazy!!! And...bja!!! That’s a good one. Drives OMST crazy!!! And, GSM mentioned breaking himself of saying “fixing.” I once asked my young African-American neighbor why she says, “I’m going to MAKE groceries.” Her reply, “Well, B.J., why do you say I’m FIXING to go to the grocery store”?<br /><br />As for “The Wings of the Dove,” I am finishing the last tape side this morning! I was determined to stay with it B.J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12004309077511856506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173973315363181140.post-19565826622172488762009-10-15T01:41:19.741-04:002009-10-15T01:41:19.741-04:00If it's boring, bj, don't listen to it! Ho...If it's boring, bj, don't listen to it! How about this one for OMST? Where are you AT?bjanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173973315363181140.post-16621199987370669432009-10-15T01:06:52.326-04:002009-10-15T01:06:52.326-04:00That sounds correct to Tiny. But then there are pe...That sounds correct to Tiny. But then there are people who we see, hear, read, and we ask ourselves, "What the hell is that?" Sets the mind spinning to try to figure out who they are and what makes them tick! Or as Keith-O says, "WTF--"Tinynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173973315363181140.post-50233014431113960492009-10-14T22:14:00.392-04:002009-10-14T22:14:00.392-04:00Thanks for the lesson BJ. I have found myself misu...Thanks for the lesson BJ. I have found myself misusing "that".airth10https://www.blogger.com/profile/14169039975338089997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173973315363181140.post-50886658254656611862009-10-14T17:20:23.914-04:002009-10-14T17:20:23.914-04:00Annelle, you read OMST’s mind as that is her next ...Annelle, you read OMST’s mind as that is her next planned letter! Stay tuned!B.J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12004309077511856506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173973315363181140.post-26675091748175446252009-10-14T13:25:22.364-04:002009-10-14T13:25:22.364-04:00THAT was a good one...next I recommend that OMST t...THAT was a good one...next I recommend that OMST take on "John and I" vs. "John and me". Example: In a book by Pat Conroy I am reading, he says "he would take my brother, Steve, and I out into...". This just looks wrong to me on a couple of levels. What does OMST think?Annellenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173973315363181140.post-11879730500423632802009-10-14T10:30:18.514-04:002009-10-14T10:30:18.514-04:00GSM: Not sure what Old Maid School Teacher (OMST) ...GSM: Not sure what Old Maid School Teacher (OMST) would recommend. It might surprise you that one of the best books out there on English usage can be found at your campus bookstore or ordered online: The Associated Press Stylebook. I could use a new edition myself! I memorized the 1978 edition! It also might surprise you that the photo is of your great-great-great Grandma Holman – my mother’s B.J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12004309077511856506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173973315363181140.post-566997413717235912009-10-14T09:58:28.364-04:002009-10-14T09:58:28.364-04:00I do THAT all the time. LOL. I speak colloquiall...I do THAT all the time. LOL. I speak colloquially with my fingers now. Much of my communication, even with close friends, is by means of my fingers and THAT is put in the wrong place all of the time. Just call me Phalange Phil. LOL. At least I eliminated "fixin'" from my vocabulary. <br /><br />I love the OMST blogs. She needs to refresh my memory on too many things. By Good Southern Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00275534329889742939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173973315363181140.post-1666011360779499412009-10-14T09:51:00.092-04:002009-10-14T09:51:00.092-04:00And "that" is such an easy mistake to co...And "that" is such an easy mistake to correct if we pay attention. :)bbjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173973315363181140.post-56696664744330248882009-10-14T09:04:17.515-04:002009-10-14T09:04:17.515-04:00Frodo believes THAT Merry should have been a Nun i...Frodo believes THAT Merry should have been a Nun in a Catholic School. Her use of THAT ruler on the knuckles is effective and painful.Frodo, of the damaged digitsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173973315363181140.post-79412066202832703342009-10-14T06:18:32.786-04:002009-10-14T06:18:32.786-04:00oh BJ I hope it wasn't my grammer that prompte...oh BJ I hope it wasn't my grammer that prompted this post! lol. I know I have a terrible time and when I proofread before clicking publish its met with many deleted words! :-)))Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18303260031729868857noreply@blogger.com