by NatashaDeen | 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...
by NatashaDeen | 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...
by NatashaDeen | 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...
by NatashaDeen | May 9, 2011 | Mechanical Monday
Came across this super cool chart that’s a godsend for those of us who have trouble spelling: Verbs that end in a consonant & œe (hope) ING “ drop the œe and add œing (hoping) ED “ add œd (hoped) Verbs that end in a vowel and consonant AND are...