Anyone can play the notes. I work on the pauses. Vladamir Horowitz (Paraphrased from memory.)
People tell me all the time how much they hate commas. Some say commas are overused; others say they’re not used enough. Nobody can agree on the serial comma. Everyone says the rules are confusing And lawyers in particular find them [...]
Do you remember the case of the multi-million dollar comma?
Here’s a quick recap: in 2002 Rogers signed a deal with the phone company, Aliant, to use Aliant’s utility poles for $9.08 per pole. A 14-page contract was drawn up that contained this landmine of a sentence:
The agreement “shall continue in force for a [...]
It’s a very common typo: its vs it’s. Most times, coming across one or the other used incorrectly irritates me. But this time, it literally kept my credit card safe.
How?
I recently received this email:
At first, I just scanned the subject line and logo. I was in a rush and assumed I knew the [...]