Another Mohawk Valley Blog Recommendation
Here is another Mohawk Valley blog that I recommend, not only because it's done well and interesting, but for other reasons, which I may--or may not--divulge at a later date.
posted by Anonymous at
5:52 AM
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Thanks for the attempted link to my blog.
I have my regular friends and fmaily who read it, but sometimes I forget that it's out there for the rest of the world to stumble across.
I'm curious to find out what you "other reasons" are.
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Roon, at 1:05 PM
Sorry. The link wasn’t working when I first spotted earlier today. There was an errant “@” symbol in there.
Thanks for the compliments.
As for the other good local, if you’re talking about the one I think you’re talking about, you’re not the first person to suspect me. However, I can assure you that my personal blog is the only one I write. I am flattered though.
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Roon, at 8:37 PM
Pardon my lousy typos.
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Roon, at 8:40 PM
I suppose we all pardon some typos somewhat, although I don't know why we should. All it takes is a quick 'proof' of the text before posting to eliminate them. (What's the matter guys? Too busy to be heedful?)
What cannot be pardoned is blatant misuse of our language.
Your use of the phrase "I could care less..." in your post about March Madness, Roon, is an example. Obviously, if you "could care less" then it follows that you do, in fact, care. Regardless of how many times you've heard the phrase misused in the past, the correct usage is, of course, "I couldn't care less."
And you, Dan, educated as you are, share a peculiar habit with our friend "Albany Eye" in your unthinking intermixing of "its" and "it's." It's curious how you use the two randomly in your posts regardless of context.
It's helpful to remember that "it's" can ONLY mean "it is" or "it has" and "its" can ONLY be the possessive form of "it." Never the twain shall mean the same!
Typos?
Excusable to some extent.
Incorrect usage & grammar? Excusable to no extent.
Now, I'm not suggesting that we mustn't communicate in a folksy manner. Being folksy is what makes blogs fun. We let our hair down, so to speak, when we post and respond to blogs. But "folksy" and "correct" are not mutually exclusive.
When one undertakes to put forth one's musings, observations, ideas, statements, and feelings in a blog, it seems to me that those postings should be accompanied with a degree of respect for both the reader and the language. If the blogger doesn't care about being read, then why blog?
Now, before accusing me of picking nits, why not consider the writer's maxim? "What is written without care will be read without interest."
Cordially yours,
LGG
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Anonymous, at 2:15 AM
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