blog nauseam » Grammar http://www.blog.cadnauseam.com Mostly AutoCAD discussion, but also music, image manipulation and video Wed, 18 Jan 2012 06:02:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 This blog is just wonderful, apparently http://www.blog.cadnauseam.com/2011/10/10/this-blog-is-just-wonderful-apparently/ http://www.blog.cadnauseam.com/2011/10/10/this-blog-is-just-wonderful-apparently/#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2011 04:18:48 +0000 Steve Johnson http://www.blog.cadnauseam.com/?p=1537 One of the more interesting things about running a blog that is visited by a reasonable number of people is the fan mail. My immense modesty prevents me from keeping visible the thousands of positive comments that are posted here, but I thought I would give you an idea of the sort of praise [...]]]> One of the more interesting things about running a blog that is visited by a reasonable number of people is the fan mail. My immense modesty prevents me from keeping visible the thousands of positive comments that are posted here, but I thought I would give you an idea of the sort of praise I receive (and Akismet hides) on a daily basis. This small sample is all from the past 48 hours, with my comments in blue:

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It’s very difficult to remain grounded when I’m being constantly bombarded with praise like this, but I somehow manage to stop it going to my head. I guess that’s because, well, I am pretty awesome.

]]> http://www.blog.cadnauseam.com/2011/10/10/this-blog-is-just-wonderful-apparently/feed/ 12 Clealiness of toliets in schools http://www.blog.cadnauseam.com/2009/05/22/clealiness-of-toliets-in-schools/ http://www.blog.cadnauseam.com/2009/05/22/clealiness-of-toliets-in-schools/#comments Fri, 22 May 2009 02:01:23 +0000 Steve Johnson http://www.blog.cadnauseam.com/?p=620 This sign was visible for some months at my daughters’ old school:

It vanished rather quickly after I was spotted taking a photo of it. My daughters don’t go to that school any more. Instead, they go to the school where I took this photo this morning:

Again, [...]]]> This sign was visible for some months at my daughters’ old school:

Toliets

It vanished rather quickly after I was spotted taking a photo of it. My daughters don’t go to that school any more. Instead, they go to the school where I took this photo this morning:

Clealiness

Again, the sign vanished almost instantly.

]]> http://www.blog.cadnauseam.com/2009/05/22/clealiness-of-toliets-in-schools/feed/ 2 AutoCAD 2009 – Automatic spell checker http://www.blog.cadnauseam.com/2008/04/11/autocad-2009-automatic-spell-checker/ http://www.blog.cadnauseam.com/2008/04/11/autocad-2009-automatic-spell-checker/#comments Fri, 11 Apr 2008 09:39:03 +0000 Steve Johnson http://www.blog.cadnauseam.com/?p=79 I’ve seen quite a few positive comments about the new automated spell checking feature, with some people saying that it alone is enough to make AutoCAD 2009 worth the price of admission. I wouldn’t go quite that far, but it is a nice feature. If you enter or edit text or mtext, a little [...]]]> I’ve seen quite a few positive comments about the new automated spell checking feature, with some people saying that it alone is enough to make AutoCAD 2009 worth the price of admission. I wouldn’t go quite that far, but it is a nice feature. If you enter or edit text or mtext, a little dashed red line appears under words that are not in the dictionary. Right click on an unknown word and the menu will offer several suggestions, allow you to ignore the word or add it to the dictionary.

It does have limitations, though, such as not working with attributes. Don’t expect it to do the things that Word does, such as auto-correct words or check your grammar. There is nothing to inform you that you have used a valid word in the wrong context, so AutoCAD considers this to be a perfectly valid sentence:

Eye cant under stand how any one cud sell any off they’re worms rung wen awl 0f there worlds ate testes width a auto mated shell checked.

Translation:

I can’t understand how anyone could spell any of their words wrong when all of their words are tested with an automated spell checker.

]]> http://www.blog.cadnauseam.com/2008/04/11/autocad-2009-automatic-spell-checker/feed/ 6 Grammar and AutoCAD http://www.blog.cadnauseam.com/2008/03/15/grammar-and-autocad/ http://www.blog.cadnauseam.com/2008/03/15/grammar-and-autocad/#comments Sat, 15 Mar 2008 00:13:41 +0000 Steve Johnson http://www.blog.cadnauseam.com/2008/03/15/grammar-and-autocad/ I have a lot of posts about AutoCAD and a few about grammar, but I expect this will be the only post I ever make that combines the subjects.

Autodesk founder John Walker, a very prominent figure in AutoCAD’s history, has written an article about the correct use of the apostrophe. While I enjoyed [...]]]> I have a lot of posts about AutoCAD and a few about grammar, but I expect this will be the only post I ever make that combines the subjects.

Autodesk founder John Walker, a very prominent figure in AutoCAD’s history, has written an article about the correct use of the apostrophe. While I enjoyed it, I think it’s too insulting to be useful. People struggling with the correct use of the apostrophe are unlikely to get past the part where they are called morons, to read the useful advice below.

If you just want simple apostrophe advice without being belittled, I suggest you look at the main page of the The Apostrophe Protection Society instead.

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Apostrophe Abuse

The Grammar Vandal

Apostrophism

Enjoy!

]]> Heres more pedantism of a grammatarian nature for you’re pleasure:

Apostrophe Abuse

The Grammar Vandal

Apostrophism

Enjoy!

]]> http://www.blog.cadnauseam.com/2008/03/10/other-grammar-blogs/feed/ 1 The “Blog” of “Unnecessary” Quotation Marks http://www.blog.cadnauseam.com/2008/03/10/the-%e2%80%9cblog%e2%80%9d-of-%e2%80%9cunnecessary%e2%80%9d-quotation-marks/ http://www.blog.cadnauseam.com/2008/03/10/the-%e2%80%9cblog%e2%80%9d-of-%e2%80%9cunnecessary%e2%80%9d-quotation-marks/#comments Mon, 10 Mar 2008 03:39:40 +0000 Steve Johnson http://www.blog.cadnauseam.com/2008/03/10/the-%e2%80%9cblog%e2%80%9d-of-%e2%80%9cunnecessary%e2%80%9d-quotation-marks/ As a “grammar Nazi”, I must say I “love” this “blog”.

http://quotation-marks.blogspot.com/

]]> As a “grammar Nazi”, I must say I “love” this “blog”.

http://quotation-marks.blogspot.com/

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