Monday Mechanics: “ing” words

by | May 30, 2011 | Mechanical Monday

Ah, the œing word: taking, shooting, sleeping¦truly any word can be an œing word and that’s a good thing. If something starts happening while I’m sleeping, I want to know. When do we need to watch our œing?  When it’s accompanied by œwas.  So, if...

Monday Mechanics: Commonly Misused Words

by | May 23, 2011 | Mechanical Monday

Whoops, sorry guys. Forgot today was Monday”kept thinking it was Sunday (long weekends really screw with my internal calendar). Today, courtesy of http://www.noslang.com/spelling.php, are a list of misused words: Accept, Except – Accept means to receive, while...

Mechanical Monday: Active Verbs

by | May 16, 2011 | Mechanical Monday

Active verbs are self-explanatory. They’re the verbs that exercise regularly, eat a balanced meal, and get eight hours of sleep every night¦no, wait¦I’m mixing up my notes with my doctor’s orders. Seriously, though, active verbs create action.  The...