tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post3681256081672266218..comments2024-03-28T23:25:07.821+00:00Comments on Jean's Knitting: Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12038517988391228260noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-71698036920706194752011-01-10T02:07:19.346+00:002011-01-10T02:07:19.346+00:00I've never knitted a sweater with anything sma...I've never knitted a sweater with anything smaller than a heavy worsted weight, so anything done with finer yarn impresses me no end. Also, the finer the yarn, the less it matters if there are small holes.<br /><br />The latest mistake I've noticed online is the misspelling of "whose" as "who's" -- it actually makes sense as a regularization but then it is too easily confused with the contracted verb. I still prefer the standard form.=Tamarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-23334686703562076162011-01-09T19:49:19.344+00:002011-01-09T19:49:19.344+00:00Your jacket seems to be working out. It is not cl...Your jacket seems to be working out. It is not clear whether you are picking up to join the sleeve to the body at this point. Sock yarn is very light for a whole garment. This is going to take a while.Shandyhttp://www.cheviots.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-60343238502136054332011-01-09T16:10:36.830+00:002011-01-09T16:10:36.830+00:00My favorite grammar rule is to remember this: His...My favorite grammar rule is to remember this: His, hers, its...... no apostrophe on his, hers or its. I hate to see misplaced apostrophes!<br /><br />As for who/whom, your rule makes very good sense. But when I taught English as a Second Language, I used to explain to my students that even Americans who understand the proper usage prefer to "rearrange the sentence to avoid using whom." Most Americans, I find, seem to think "whom" sounds too formal for our determinedly informal culture.<br /> <br />Barbara M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-62206259707928383692011-01-09T15:09:24.170+00:002011-01-09T15:09:24.170+00:00Thanks for the grammar lesson Jean. That makes it ...Thanks for the grammar lesson Jean. That makes it easy to remember.kristieinbchttp://journeynorthof49.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com