Ellen Jovin

Yeah, there's a lot of discussion about that. I talk to an awful lot of people about lie down and lay down. And In a lot of people's sort of natural dialects they grow up speaking, they just use lay down in cases where I, for example, would use lie down. I need to lay down for a bit. There I would say lie down. They're both words that begin with L. They're short. They sound the same.

You use to lay when you have an object. he should lay that down on the picnic table versus he should lie down. So the one with lay has an object, a thing right after it that is being acted upon. In casual speech, even very sophisticated people, actually not just casual speech, writing too, very, very sophisticated people often can't remember the difference.

You use to lay when you have an object. he should lay that down on the picnic table versus he should lie down. So the one with lay has an object, a thing right after it that is being acted upon. In casual speech, even very sophisticated people, actually not just casual speech, writing too, very, very sophisticated people often can't remember the difference.

You use to lay when you have an object. he should lay that down on the picnic table versus he should lie down. So the one with lay has an object, a thing right after it that is being acted upon. In casual speech, even very sophisticated people, actually not just casual speech, writing too, very, very sophisticated people often can't remember the difference.

And I've met plenty of advocates for just, oh, just get rid of it. Let's just have it be one word so we can stop worrying about it.

And I've met plenty of advocates for just, oh, just get rid of it. Let's just have it be one word so we can stop worrying about it.

And I've met plenty of advocates for just, oh, just get rid of it. Let's just have it be one word so we can stop worrying about it.

I actually have trouble with this because I was raised to say, I am well. You're supposed to say well because that tells about your health, your well-being, that kind of thing. Whereas if you say I'm good, it's like proclaiming that you're morally good. So that was a big deal when I was a kid. It just doesn't really match up with how people use these things. I think now I am well.

I actually have trouble with this because I was raised to say, I am well. You're supposed to say well because that tells about your health, your well-being, that kind of thing. Whereas if you say I'm good, it's like proclaiming that you're morally good. So that was a big deal when I was a kid. It just doesn't really match up with how people use these things. I think now I am well.

I actually have trouble with this because I was raised to say, I am well. You're supposed to say well because that tells about your health, your well-being, that kind of thing. Whereas if you say I'm good, it's like proclaiming that you're morally good. So that was a big deal when I was a kid. It just doesn't really match up with how people use these things. I think now I am well.

can sound pedantic to a lot of people, especially in the younger half of the population. So I often reply with things like, I'm doing well, or I'm fine, thanks, how are you? So I kind of avoid the different choosing between those. I can't say, because of my childhood, I just can't say, I'm good. It just doesn't feel comfortable for me because I would feel as though it's an error.

can sound pedantic to a lot of people, especially in the younger half of the population. So I often reply with things like, I'm doing well, or I'm fine, thanks, how are you? So I kind of avoid the different choosing between those. I can't say, because of my childhood, I just can't say, I'm good. It just doesn't feel comfortable for me because I would feel as though it's an error.

can sound pedantic to a lot of people, especially in the younger half of the population. So I often reply with things like, I'm doing well, or I'm fine, thanks, how are you? So I kind of avoid the different choosing between those. I can't say, because of my childhood, I just can't say, I'm good. It just doesn't feel comfortable for me because I would feel as though it's an error.

I don't think that there is a daily minimum requirement for semicolons. I do use them. I'm kind of attached to the semicolon. And in fact, I sometimes look over my email before I send when I look over my email before I send it. I sometimes have to take out a semicolon or two because I can go a little bit crazy. I'll even use a semicolon in a tweet.

I don't think that there is a daily minimum requirement for semicolons. I do use them. I'm kind of attached to the semicolon. And in fact, I sometimes look over my email before I send when I look over my email before I send it. I sometimes have to take out a semicolon or two because I can go a little bit crazy. I'll even use a semicolon in a tweet.

I don't think that there is a daily minimum requirement for semicolons. I do use them. I'm kind of attached to the semicolon. And in fact, I sometimes look over my email before I send when I look over my email before I send it. I sometimes have to take out a semicolon or two because I can go a little bit crazy. I'll even use a semicolon in a tweet.

But the most common place for them is between what could be two complete sentences. So in a place where you could put a period, but you want to bring them more closely together, they're related ideas, and you just want the pause between them to be less stark so that people connect them more in their brains. And there can be a certain kind of quiet suspense to the semicolon, I think. I like it.

But the most common place for them is between what could be two complete sentences. So in a place where you could put a period, but you want to bring them more closely together, they're related ideas, and you just want the pause between them to be less stark so that people connect them more in their brains. And there can be a certain kind of quiet suspense to the semicolon, I think. I like it.

But the most common place for them is between what could be two complete sentences. So in a place where you could put a period, but you want to bring them more closely together, they're related ideas, and you just want the pause between them to be less stark so that people connect them more in their brains. And there can be a certain kind of quiet suspense to the semicolon, I think. I like it.

Well, colons are funny because most often in normal daily life, the way people would use them is in front of a list and not in front of all lists. For example, I might say she ordered three items, books, Desks and what should my third one be? Ping pong tables. You know, the usual list. So on the left of that colon, you have three items and on the right of the colon, you have the three items.