OT: Speaking of the Grammar Police....

Tia Mary · 2005-09-19T14:08:10+00:00

I was just writing AN e-mail and spell check wants to change that "AN" to "A". Now, IIRC from my lessons years and years ago -- "a" is used with words beginning with a vowel. Problem is, it just doesn't sound right! "A" house works for MOI but "A" elephant or "A" e-mail just doesn't cut it. Similarly "A" invoice and "A" organ is just too wonky sounding but I will say "A" unicorn! I know we have any number of teachers and former teachers here so which is it really -- "A" with words beginning with a vowel or "AN" -- and my spell checker is wonky? This might be one of those times when I choose to totally ignore the grammar rules :-)! CiaoMeow >^;;^<

Sep 19, 2005 149 Replies

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Dawne Peterson 21 years ago

Lucretia Borgia wrote

Won't there be a terrible battle for the position of Eccentric Auntie???? Dawne

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Pat P 21 years ago

Hear, hear - and as in most families there are some you love, some you tease, some drive you nuts, some you sometimes have to ignore and occasionally some you "cut out of your will!" When I`ve had the fortune to actually meet any of them, I`ve never been disappointed! They`ve always been even nicer in real life!

Pat P

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Pat P 21 years ago

No contest - it`s Mirjam. She often drives us nuts but I`m sure we`d miss her in the long run!

Pat P

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Lucretia Borgia 21 years ago

I'll let you have that one, I'll be the Black Sheep lol

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Joan E. 21 years ago

Well, that's the good thing about having an EA position....there can be more than just one!!!!! :)

Joan, who would *love* to meet more of *this* "family"!!! :)))

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Darla 21 years ago

Can't speak to any others, but California quail are native.

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Darla 21 years ago

How many Eccentric Aunties can a family have, when the family is predominantly Eccentric Aunties?

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Pat P 21 years ago

We can`t leave you out of it, Mirjam, so long as you keep popping up!!! ;-))

Pat P

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Mirjam Bruck-Cohen 21 years ago

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Pat P 21 years ago

Mirjam, for God Almighty`s sake don`t be so STUPID! I was actually teasing you and paying you the compliment of thinking that at LAST you were becoming one of us and getting a sense of humour. I was obviously wrong! How long is it now? Ten years - and you don`t appear to have learned ANYTHING.

Pat P

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