Amazon’s Kindle is appropriately named, as to kindle means to “catch fire” or to “cause to start burning” (Wordnet 3.0, n.d.). The newest generation of Kindle products support the downloading of books without even having a computer connection, allowing the consumer to get a new book “anytime, anywhere” (Amazon.com: Kindle, 2009). At first glance, this …
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Jun 26 2009
Proofreading…a thing of the past
After watching the news a couple days ago, I realised that apparently nobody cares about proofing anymore. The story was about an elderly woman dying of heat exhaustion, but that isn’t what the screen headline reported: 😉 |:| Zach |:|
Feb 12 2008
No children allowed
Well, after an incredibly long day of working on homework, I still don’t feel caught up at all. However, I did find a picture of this excellent sign that is up in an apartment complex. This, my friends, is a prime example of why misplaced modifiers are a huge pet peeve of mine; they can …
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