tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471107802247799161.post3680022951838580983..comments2023-12-26T17:01:24.764-05:00Comments on A Merry Heart: ConundrumsConnie Kellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10774616533630985219noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471107802247799161.post-62987345560812034792011-06-23T19:22:18.576-04:002011-06-23T19:22:18.576-04:00Ugh. Summer colds are horrible. I hope you feel be...Ugh. Summer colds are horrible. I hope you feel better soon! *sends over capitalized alphabet soup* ;-)Samantha Sottohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14116257082088369600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471107802247799161.post-3083922854135586712011-06-22T16:07:05.348-04:002011-06-22T16:07:05.348-04:00I ran your conundrums past my mother, who edits fo...I ran your conundrums past my mother, who edits for a living. This is her response:<br /><br />'Unless "class nerd" is a proper name or a title, use lower case. Italicize words when you refer to them as words rather than the thing that they name. Use a comma before "which" when "which" (here I should use italics instead of quotation marks, but that function is not available here) begins a clause that refers back to the subject of the preceding clause.'<br /><br />All of which pretty much left ME in the dark, but I hope might be helpful to you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471107802247799161.post-55035197718479208682011-06-22T15:45:00.113-04:002011-06-22T15:45:00.113-04:00For the most part, I'd say if you can't fi...For the most part, I'd say if you can't find anything in your grammar books specifically addressing these issues, that means there's no cut and dry "rule" about them. So, go with your gut, make your choice, and be consistent.<br /><br />Get well soon. Summer colds stink.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471107802247799161.post-32285733477436064212011-06-22T15:18:00.463-04:002011-06-22T15:18:00.463-04:00Hope you get better fast. Jini had a summer cold a...Hope you get better fast. Jini had a summer cold and it wasn't fast!<br /><br />Although my family would put me in the grammar-nerd list, I think readability is more important. Readers probably will read it the way their brain thinks anyway.<br /><br />There have been books I've enjoyed, but it seemed like I kept stumbling as I read. Now I wonder if it was because of the "thats" and "whiches" (is that a word?) that slowed down the pace.<br /><br />For all of the work involved, I'm glad I'm a reader instead of a writer!Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16602096751376024068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471107802247799161.post-13096367451816583032011-06-22T15:10:53.516-04:002011-06-22T15:10:53.516-04:00Summer colds are the worst because you don't e...Summer colds are the worst because you don't expect to get COLDS in SUMMER. Anyway, hope you feel better soon!<br /><br />As for grammar, I'm all for good grammar and wish more people cared about it. However, it does sound to me that you are perhaps worrying over very tiny things. I think you should use the comma with "which," and I think we could all use with some fewer "that"s (I think people tend to overuse "that"). <br /><br />Other than that, I'd say if you can't find the proper grammatical answer, just pick what seems the most correct and keep it consistent. I think that's the key, especially with how you decide to capitalize or italicize things. Consistency is key (as is readability).Krispyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09492607213249874138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471107802247799161.post-83017165324946694082011-06-22T11:03:05.185-04:002011-06-22T11:03:05.185-04:00Sorry about your cold! I was feeling rundown yeste...Sorry about your cold! I was feeling rundown yesterday as well. AS for italics I tend to use them if the word is being emphasised or it's something that pertains to a certain thought. MAke sense?Tanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518718614911804428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471107802247799161.post-24543102725931304182011-06-22T09:22:11.664-04:002011-06-22T09:22:11.664-04:00I find that Class Nerd is a title worthy of the sa...I find that Class Nerd is a title worthy of the same capitalization of the President of the United States, which means you capitalize it if it's used with their name, such as Class Nerd Andrew or President Obama.Andrew McPhersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14032520632202283089noreply@blogger.com