tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330190226764495766.post2930822304101303867..comments2024-03-28T00:20:41.640-07:00Comments on Missed Periods and Other Grammar Scares: One Hand-ClappingMissed Periodshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10343265071637032284noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330190226764495766.post-77840443356528796182012-02-27T10:04:50.835-08:002012-02-27T10:04:50.835-08:00VERY NICE...
...and you did it all with ONE HAND!...VERY NICE...<br /><br />...and you did it all with ONE HAND!JEOakshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09062363368742002899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330190226764495766.post-54609612777729780572012-02-09T10:24:06.417-08:002012-02-09T10:24:06.417-08:00Don't know if you remember me (I haven't b...Don't know if you remember me (I haven't been around the blogosphere for a whiiiile), but your posts always crack me up. More importantly, I am an ESL professor and have my own blog page for my students (Professorwendymramer@blogspot.com). I use my posts as discussion assignments, and I'd like to know if I could have your permission to link some of your posts to my own page as they pertain to my students' needs. Students would be directed to your actual blog but comment on our Blackboard application for the classroom.<br /><br />I await your reply :-)Wendy Ramer, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17430380409796887696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330190226764495766.post-67222569289534409822012-02-07T01:42:08.431-08:002012-02-07T01:42:08.431-08:00I forgot to mention Prof - I also like to use the ...I forgot to mention Prof - I also like to use the hyphen as sort of a pause and at times for dramatic effect. "She looked at him with a small smile and when only inches from his face, replied with only one word - yes."Michael J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15639403798444433518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330190226764495766.post-71137518128585894242012-02-06T23:53:48.484-08:002012-02-06T23:53:48.484-08:00FYI: You are expected to answer the question posed...FYI: You are expected to answer the question posed to you in the comment section of my most recent blog bit.<br /><br />It pertains to "The O.C."<br /><br />~ D-FensDogg<br />'Loyal American Underground'Stephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330190226764495766.post-57812408280380981622012-02-06T13:30:41.515-08:002012-02-06T13:30:41.515-08:00P.S. I thought I would take this opportunity to l...P.S. I thought I would take this opportunity to let you know there is a "Commonly Confused Words Test" that you can take on OKCupid. I maintain you did it first.Dylan Fitzgeraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13348331155049367597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330190226764495766.post-16521143629878677092012-02-06T07:44:40.476-08:002012-02-06T07:44:40.476-08:00Is the hyphen kind of like the cool cousin of the ...Is the hyphen kind of like the cool cousin of the Oxford comma? They both seem to clarify matters immensely :)Dylan Fitzgeraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13348331155049367597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330190226764495766.post-76773168195497889762012-02-05T22:01:18.884-08:002012-02-05T22:01:18.884-08:00what would we do without hyphens?what would we do without hyphens?Shutterbughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18129667890937305926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330190226764495766.post-32684828770535907472012-02-05T14:02:26.254-08:002012-02-05T14:02:26.254-08:00Thank you for the hypen advice. I'm often flu...Thank you for the hypen advice. I'm often flummoxed about whether or not to use one, and I've been around long enough to know Microsoft Word often lies. <br /><br />I'm reading your blog instead of my textbook. It's justified because I'm learning something--not about special education--but isn't grammar really the foundation of all knowledge?Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330190226764495766.post-31254469162715509072012-02-04T18:02:23.256-08:002012-02-04T18:02:23.256-08:00YES! The PROF' answers me. Thank you so much. ...YES! The PROF' answers me. Thank you so much. I just love the hyphen for some reason and will continue to abuse it I'm quite sure. You are a kindly-soul searching for the truth of grammar. May my one hand clap quietly for you. :-)Michael J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15639403798444433518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330190226764495766.post-62562591343607146062012-02-04T10:13:42.937-08:002012-02-04T10:13:42.937-08:00This actually was a very informative post for me. ...This actually was a very informative post for me. I have always had an issue with punctuation and this is a good thing to know! I would definitely say there is a difference between "one hand-clapping" and " one hand clapping". The first would suggest one person clapping their hands while the other would suggest one hand clapping- against what I dont know lol!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330190226764495766.post-76766873976810012142012-02-04T02:19:28.866-08:002012-02-04T02:19:28.866-08:00The sound of one hand clapping is a slap across th...The sound of one hand clapping is a slap across the face. :PDWeihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01052727489537771147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330190226764495766.post-21363371476081647192012-02-03T03:54:56.654-08:002012-02-03T03:54:56.654-08:00Great post, Missed, I appreciate it! I sometimes h...Great post, Missed, I appreciate it! I sometimes hyphenate a string of words when writing with a YA voice, in order to underscore the point it-happens-so-often-it-should-be-a-recognised-term.<br /><br />Plus, I pretend to not be annoyed when my name fails to get hyphenated ;)Jo-Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15705983780352542190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330190226764495766.post-83189216063951247142012-02-03T00:14:18.548-08:002012-02-03T00:14:18.548-08:00You are a hyphen-genius. :) I have come away with ...You are a hyphen-genius. :) I have come away with new knowledge in my noggin. Thank you.Crystal Pistolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16384208762919600611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330190226764495766.post-92002219111204017472012-02-02T23:43:36.627-08:002012-02-02T23:43:36.627-08:00You're awesome! I can't believe you got me...You're awesome! I can't believe you got me giggling over a tutorial on how to use hyphens... and taught me something. Bravo.Amie Kaufmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15116472165351759477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330190226764495766.post-1900679109078120332012-02-02T18:53:24.771-08:002012-02-02T18:53:24.771-08:00I love those hyphens.
If I can add one more quest...I love those hyphens.<br /><br />If I can add one more question to the list... saw this on the back of a sympathy card, in the artist's biography:<br /><br />"His reputation means that his paintings are in demand worldwide"<br /><br />I know this sentence is wrong - it's essentially circular - but I just can't quite explain why. Why is it wrong??Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330190226764495766.post-19216477651221496892012-02-02T15:23:06.946-08:002012-02-02T15:23:06.946-08:00This is exactly what I was taught. But yours is so...This is exactly what I was taught. But yours is so much more entertaining!<br /><br />One-handed clapping is not clapping in my humble opinion.Janet Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12688012956157161889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330190226764495766.post-83526978847210020562012-02-02T13:17:42.895-08:002012-02-02T13:17:42.895-08:00Ha! Very entertaining lesson, MISSED PERIODS.
&g...Ha! Very entertaining lesson, <b>MISSED PERIODS</b>. <br /><br /><i>>>...I texted him, left him three voicemails and tweeted him, and he never got back to me</i><br /><br />Hmmm... I'm thinking I would have hyphenated "voice-mail". (Well, I hate the term "voicemail" anyway. It's really just a plain ol' damned "phone message" in my book.)<br /><br /><i>>>...Until then, what is the sound of one hand clapping?</i><br /><br />Oh, heck, that's easy! It's the exact same sound that a tree falling in the forest makes when there's no one around to hear it. (I learned that in my Metaphysics 101 class. I failed the class, but I did get that question correct on my final exam.) <br /><br />~ D-FensDogg<br />'Loyal American Underground'Stephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330190226764495766.post-89303131627764708272012-02-02T09:27:54.742-08:002012-02-02T09:27:54.742-08:00where's karen? i want to meet her
BUDDHA - BE...where's karen? i want to meet her<br /><br />BUDDHA - BELLY <------the more i ponder...<br /><br />...the more i ponder upon that, i enter a deep sleep...of meditation...or really more of sleep<br /><br />*12 hours of rest later* : i now know the mystery of the one-hand clapping thing, it exists, i heard it, but wait, it still exists if i don't hear it, right? i remember being in a forest when i heard the sound, or was i in the trees? was it all just a dream? then again, maybe this waking life is the dream. i'll consult my pet butterfly, for after all, his wings flapping are what started the Universe to begin with...the late phoenixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04397137348877891309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330190226764495766.post-54883625613062941732012-02-02T07:50:51.736-08:002012-02-02T07:50:51.736-08:00I work as a professional editor and proper hyphena...I work as a professional editor and proper hyphenation is one of my pet peeves. Sometimes my coworkers argue against hyphenating an entire adjectival phrase if it's longer than two words "because it looks funny." (For example, a "New-Jersey-registered" electrician or whatever.) Drives me crazy, because it doesn't matter if it looks funny if it helps the reader understand!Rachaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17087847312958608930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330190226764495766.post-31354653664148930412012-02-02T07:16:30.420-08:002012-02-02T07:16:30.420-08:00Yikes. I only use hyphens when enunciating a point...Yikes. I only use hyphens when enunciating a point.<br /><br />Ryan-Reynolds-makes-my-loins-burn!!<br /><br />That's correct grammar, right? ;)Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05940369749048830429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330190226764495766.post-83812146247088359642012-02-02T03:25:54.995-08:002012-02-02T03:25:54.995-08:00The sound of one hand clapping is definitely diffe...The sound of one hand clapping is definitely different from the sound of one hand-clapping. "One hand-clapping" sounds like it means one person clapping with their hands. Very different from someone attempting to clap with one hand. I've seen similar displays involving the Oxford comma lately too.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12118816573712396453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330190226764495766.post-13432744554526360872012-02-02T03:05:33.849-08:002012-02-02T03:05:33.849-08:00Yeah. Makes a lot of sense :)Yeah. Makes a lot of sense :)JJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615777330854552040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330190226764495766.post-62261378537643599092012-02-02T02:12:07.217-08:002012-02-02T02:12:07.217-08:00Ah, great wisdom in your post. Great enlightenment...Ah, great wisdom in your post. Great enlightenment comes with proper hyphen usage.Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930262815304757150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330190226764495766.post-85211377220078366992012-02-02T01:45:02.675-08:002012-02-02T01:45:02.675-08:00Thanks for the info. I shall hyphenate with more c...Thanks for the info. I shall hyphenate with more care after this.Terra Shieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00039195435967190497noreply@blogger.com