A group of Shannon’s friends have collected funds to publish her blog in book form as a memory for Peter and Emmie. The following series of drafts are posted in order to be included in this book.
This is a draft post from Shannon – posted by her mom, Gretchen.
As a linguist, I’ve always tried really hard not to have pet peeves about grammar, spelling, usage, etc. Language is always changing and evolving, no matter how hard people rail against it or claim that English is going to hell in a handbasket and we’re all doomed. As a reformed English major, though, some things do bother me. And no, this post wasn’t inspired by anyone in particular, so don’t worry!
- “Awe, he’s so cute!” Your choices are: “I’m in awe! He’s so cute!” or “Aw!” The first is a state of being, the second an onomatopoeic expression.