Tag Archives: rhyme

Wanted: Rhymes on Usage

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Inge Otto

nutritioneducationstore.com The Dinner Guests They seem to have taken on airs. They’re ever so rude with their stares. They get there quite late, There’s a hand in your plate, And they’re eating what’s not even theirs. O’Conner- Woe is I … Continue reading →

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The Alphabet of Errors: L, M & N

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Inge Otto

Have you told people a 1000 times not to use lie for lay? Are those people, after all your well-meant though prescriptive advice, still lost as to when to use the one and when the other? Do they forget your … Continue reading →