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He is seen in the likeness above in a rare, 19th century woodcut. This
image was rumoured to have been
commissioned after a bout of unpleasantness
in the White Chapel district of London. Do enjoy your stay and peruse our many, varied offerings, much of which cannot be found elsewhere!
:: Today's soundtrack: The Smiths "Cemetery Gates" ::
I think the written word and the English language is becoming a lost art. With the advent of computers, nobody sends anyone actual MAIL mail anymore, and slang and improper grammar run amok in the spoken world.
I've been cruising the internet for good while now, and I'm glad to see that most people with their web logs and such, are utilizing decent spelling and punctuation. However, the use of the comma and semi-colon seem all but lost. Now, I'm no spelling Nazi, in fact I'll even once in a while indulge in a "tho" or "coz" for speed and ease of typing. I'll be honest, too, that sometimes I misspell a word and I'm too damn lazy to look it up. So. Spelling and punctuation, yeah I can let that slide by me without ruffling my feathers.
I'll tell you what does ruffle me, though. There aren't many, so I feel entitled to my little bit of cringing.
People who use "was" in an "if..." statement. What the heck am I talking about? Well I'll tell you. Whenever some one says something along the lines of "If I was a violent man I'd hit you." In a sentence like that, one is supposed to use "were" not "was". "If I were a violent man." I find this especially bothersome in song lyrics. I correct the grammar as I sing along. I can't help it!
The next bugger is when people say "anxious" when they really mean "eager" or "excited." "I'm anxious to visit the circus today!" Why? Do elephants and acrobats induce hyperventilation and panic attacks? Anxious means full of anxiety, you moron, not excitement.
This last thing is not so much a grammatical error, as it is just ignorance. It's whenever someone says "Frankenstein" when they really mean the Monster. Frankenstein was the doctor numb-nuts, not the lumbering creature made out of dead people parts. Read a book!
