Comments on: No Country for English http://www.dailywritingtips.com/no-country-for-english/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:00:10 -0600 hourly 1 By: D http://www.dailywritingtips.com/no-country-for-english/comment-page-1/#comment-18057 D Fri, 02 May 2008 20:37:05 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/no-country-for-english/#comment-18057 Is it possible for anyone to "slaughter beef"? Beef is the meat of dead cows, right? Is it possible for anyone to “slaughter beef”? Beef is the meat of dead cows, right?

]]> By: Richie de Almeida http://www.dailywritingtips.com/no-country-for-english/comment-page-1/#comment-14660 Richie de Almeida Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:11:19 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/no-country-for-english/#comment-14660 Maeve 3. Why yes... yes I do. Maeve

3. Why yes… yes I do.

]]> By: Maeve http://www.dailywritingtips.com/no-country-for-english/comment-page-1/#comment-14623 Maeve Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:44:11 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/no-country-for-english/#comment-14623 Richie, 1. Only the author can know. 3. Do you also lose conrol of the English language? Richie,
1. Only the author can know.

3. Do you also lose conrol of the English language?

]]> By: Richie de Almeida http://www.dailywritingtips.com/no-country-for-english/comment-page-1/#comment-14586 Richie de Almeida Thu, 20 Mar 2008 01:35:53 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/no-country-for-english/#comment-14586 1. Was the author looking for: "paid witness to"? 3. "...the viewer holds their breath, quite aware of the extent to which he is capable of..." -- I believe this to be true, I am always aware when I hold my breath long enough I get dizzy and see spots. 1. Was the author looking for: “paid witness to”?

3. “…the viewer holds their breath, quite aware of the extent to which he is capable of…” — I believe this to be true, I am always aware when I hold my breath long enough I get dizzy and see spots.

]]> By: Graham Strong http://www.dailywritingtips.com/no-country-for-english/comment-page-1/#comment-14486 Graham Strong Wed, 19 Mar 2008 01:09:21 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/no-country-for-english/#comment-14486 The one that jumps out at me is in Number 2 - how do you "tragically find" something? Perhaps: "Tragically, all he finds..." instead. Great post! It feels good to correct some grammar and not be shunned like a leper. ~Graham The one that jumps out at me is in Number 2 – how do you “tragically find” something? Perhaps: “Tragically, all he finds…” instead.

Great post! It feels good to correct some grammar and not be shunned like a leper.

~Graham

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