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July 17th, 2007 at 8:46 am

Grammar-a-Day chuckles for a geek like me

Posted in: Adventures in my own head

I have this cute little “Grammar-a-Day” calendar at my desk, complements of my friendPaulie   who showed me where to find it and order it online.  After the little description of the daily issue, there’s often and example and a drawing.   Today’s example and drawing made it for me.

The issue? The word none.

None:  There’s a lot of disagreement about this one.  “None” can be either singular or plural, dpeneding on the meaning you intend and its context in the sentence.  “None of the pie is left” is clearly singular.

But “None of the chocolates is left” is widely accepted, as is “None of the chocolates are left.”  If it’s not obvious to you which it should be, don’t worry; few of your readers will be certain either.

And the example and photo (of folks partying!):  “Singluar? Plural? After a few drinks, none were in a position to care.”

Heh. :) 

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One Response to “Grammar-a-Day chuckles for a geek like me”

  1. Paulie [eatl/ga] Says:

    Ha. Wouldn’t it have been more fitting to have no picture for this day? There could have been a caption at the bottom saying “Where’s today’s picture? There is none.”

    July 17th, 2007 at 10:05 am

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