tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-973764021722605955.post1258821584498275022..comments2024-03-18T00:16:36.799-07:00Comments on Kem's Utterly Merciless Guide to Essay Writing: I'm Not Dead Yet (or: Marking Comments Made Simple)Kemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11170435287657382520noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-973764021722605955.post-35816838269405968442021-06-16T11:48:35.977-07:002021-06-16T11:48:35.977-07:00Awesome article, it was exceptionally helpful! I s...Awesome article, it was exceptionally helpful! I simply began in this and I'm becoming more acquainted with it better! Cheers, keep doing awesome! it's time to avail this <a href="https://a4paintingplus.com/cleaning-services-in-sacramento-ca/" rel="nofollow"> Cleaning Services in Sacramento CA</a> visit here for more details.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508907637478074338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-973764021722605955.post-20158014187091405632020-02-27T03:58:50.625-08:002020-02-27T03:58:50.625-08:00Thank you very much for sharing such a useful arti...Thank you very much for sharing such a useful article. Will definitely saved and revisit your site <a href="https://oneworldrental.ca/zebra-printer-hire" rel="nofollow">https://oneworldrental.ca/zebra-printer-hire</a><br />Samantha Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09623067012263562249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-973764021722605955.post-45846400364582296042019-05-15T04:08:36.568-07:002019-05-15T04:08:36.568-07:00I really liked your Information. Keep up the good ...I really liked your Information. Keep up the good work. <a href="https://www.fast-essay.com/" rel="nofollow">Fast essay writer</a><br />StevenHWickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05864349482360534088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-973764021722605955.post-74235716996659715122018-12-21T10:51:10.043-08:002018-12-21T10:51:10.043-08:00a good one.
Richard
https://writeforbenefits.blog...a good one.<br /><br />Richard<br />https://writeforbenefits.blogspot.comRichardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687550779095543755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-973764021722605955.post-37497905492509909962018-10-21T23:20:57.732-07:002018-10-21T23:20:57.732-07:00This is the taxation in the samsung television set...This is the taxation in the samsung television set which in turn addresses for you to people several gas stops. This specific routes are generally ideal for the young children simply because know that this is could possibly be somff of the most useful <a href="http://infographicresume.net/best-creative-resumes-for-designers/" rel="nofollow">this site</a> for the little one and furthermore ideal pertaining to almost all of the people.<br />Christopher Blevinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11613880753267363557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-973764021722605955.post-42748430623192292302018-10-08T07:59:04.113-07:002018-10-08T07:59:04.113-07:00Very useful stuff here you describe.
JulyaVery useful stuff here you describe.<br /><a href="http://www.newbrightoncricketclub.co.uk/meet-julya-girl.html" rel="nofollow">Julya</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03381289798349086372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-973764021722605955.post-30182234807781391752018-10-08T02:07:41.014-07:002018-10-08T02:07:41.014-07:00It's good to read about it.
KateIt's good to read about it.<br /><a href="http://www.thenaturalgirls.com/meet-kate-girl.html" rel="nofollow">Kate</a><br />BB.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11046294621847102058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-973764021722605955.post-81040971833409192092018-09-28T11:45:53.129-07:002018-09-28T11:45:53.129-07:00I am not dead yet is so much popular on http://www...I am not dead yet is so much popular on <a href="http://www.verbatimtranscriptionservices.com/our-verbatim-transcript-services/verbatim-voicemail-transcription-services/" rel="nofollow">http://www.verbatimtranscriptionservices.com/our-verbatim-transcript-services/verbatim-voicemail-transcription-services/</a> but personally I did not get the philosophy.Anyways really good effort.Thanks. Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07384362295065977100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-973764021722605955.post-70045207453625493812018-09-18T22:41:48.747-07:002018-09-18T22:41:48.747-07:00Here is an audit of the samsung television which s...Here is an audit of the samsung television which speaks to us various stations. This channels are best for our children since they realize that here is might be somff of the best <a href="http://www.appdemovideo.net/check-out-how-we-conver-your-text-to-video/" rel="nofollow">http://www.appdemovideo.net/check-out-how-we-conver-your-text-to-video/</a> for our kid and furthermore best for the majority of the others.Online Guitar Lessonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14455678282607687687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-973764021722605955.post-719355442272384722018-06-27T09:03:28.189-07:002018-06-27T09:03:28.189-07:00Training could be an ought to for a promising and ...Training could be an ought to for a promising and secure future and a fitting life standing. The propelled advancements continue turning out and this <a href="http://www.professionaltypist.net/" rel="nofollow">http://www.professionaltypist.net/</a> site on the off chance that you don't have to check the reddens,Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09056966268623682370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-973764021722605955.post-7569240277023871762018-05-02T07:25:30.074-07:002018-05-02T07:25:30.074-07:00Its really good to know that you are not dead yet....Its really good to know that you are not dead yet.Just kidding.Well you can make your writing much better through <a href="http://www.handwriting2text.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.handwriting2text.com/</a>.It can better help you out.Thanks.Jared Freemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02675683897053675603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-973764021722605955.post-86567116740365812252018-03-03T21:18:26.793-08:002018-03-03T21:18:26.793-08:00It is good when we have all kind of data and also ...It is good when we have all kind of data and also have all the details of this data. That time we are trying to resolve this data honestly. Because <a href="http://www.bibcreator.com/sample/" rel="nofollow">click for more info</a> is trying to tell us about some of the important things which is important for us.Sheikh Tipuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00382791007376609077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-973764021722605955.post-29311716097920204652018-02-22T22:24:35.397-08:002018-02-22T22:24:35.397-08:00essay writing is very important for every students...essay writing is very important for every students , sometime many student can't get good markes in exam due to bad essay writing . Kem's Utterly Merciless Guide to Essay Writing is really informative to writhe essay <a href="http://www.editmydraft.com/our-services/" rel="nofollow">click to explore</a> that will help you more to know about the academic papers writing.bollingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10727115107258018703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-973764021722605955.post-29390051713520034972018-02-22T22:24:03.970-08:002018-02-22T22:24:03.970-08:00Glad to know this information.
Glad to know this information. <br />bollingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10727115107258018703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-973764021722605955.post-89931408447868178282018-01-30T04:16:38.122-08:002018-01-30T04:16:38.122-08:00I want to appreciate to Kem's Utterly Merciles...I want to appreciate to Kem's Utterly Merciless working, in all his blogs, in which he guide all of us, about writing a good essay that will provide us excellent help in having <a href="http://www.projectwriting.net/writing-capstone-project-paper-service/" rel="nofollow">capstone project ideas for nursing</a>. Keep sharing these blogs with us, to improve our writing.Ralph Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05855229033239366297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-973764021722605955.post-11210561414132904312018-01-26T01:41:38.509-08:002018-01-26T01:41:38.509-08:00It could be some kind of joke of author or maybe i...It could be some kind of joke of author or maybe it could be not. The tittle of the article show the feeling of author with his blog readers. He was busy in some other <a href="http://www.annotatedbibliographycreator.com/our-services/our-mla-style-annotated-bibliography-service/" rel="nofollow">annotated bibliography maker mla</a> that is why he has not come here but when he come here then he write all about his busy life in blog.Online Guitar Lessonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14455678282607687687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-973764021722605955.post-76704305853164804202017-11-03T01:27:34.109-07:002017-11-03T01:27:34.109-07:00Thank you for sharing valuable information. Nice p...Thank you for sharing valuable information. Nice post. I enjoyed reading this post<br /><br /><a href="http://potaup.com/t/followme" rel="nofollow">potaup</a>alicetaylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05650400119953976974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-973764021722605955.post-39769573158997514112015-03-06T02:36:06.015-08:002015-03-06T02:36:06.015-08:00Thank you so much for ding the impressive job here...Thank you so much for ding the impressive job here, everyone will surely like your post. <a href="http://boywithbooks.com" rel="nofollow">http://boywithbooks.com</a><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-973764021722605955.post-65942413016658832182010-06-25T12:36:09.206-07:002010-06-25T12:36:09.206-07:00Catherine: Wellllllll, okay, but let's go bac...Catherine: Wellllllll, okay, but let's go back to your example for a moment:<br /><br />If you write, "It was however not a good day to die," I shall metaphorically flay you.<br /><br />Now that I look at this passage more closely, I have realised that I am not simply relying on academic convention; I am relying on the conventions of written dialogue. Take this example from a book I have randomly pulled off a shelf just now:<br /><br />"No, you wouldn't," Shan told her earnestly.<br /><br />In dialogue, the final comma (which actually represents a period, as it marks the end of the character's statement) is always included within the quotation marks. The words "he wrote" call for the same rules as the words "he said." I can see where you might object to something like, "She was angry about George's comment on her 'stupid little brother,' but she held her tongue"; however, in the example I cite, I'm using the correct format in <i>any</i> method.<br /><br />I do think that the comma-inside/comma-outside debate is a little bit unfair. I've learned one convention; you've learned another. I get a little ruffled when someone comes along and declares that every teacher and professor I have ever had has been wrong about this issue and that I am silly to heed them. It might also be noted that the convention differs between geographical regions. I'm in Canada, and we put our commas and periods <i>inside</i> the quotation marks. Perhaps we should therefore be shaken until our gums bleed, but ah well.<br /><br />Though convention certainly doesn't always equate to correctness, neither does the deliberate shunning of convention. I do act like a raving prescriptivist at times, but I also see the benefit of being flexible and allowing people to function consistently within the conventions they have been taught. Just for instance, I tone down my vendetta against the passive voice when I am talking to scientists. I still think overuse of the passive makes a paper seem frustratingly vague, but I understand why scientists use it.Kemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11170435287657382520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-973764021722605955.post-3878144323405287142010-01-05T16:05:53.505-08:002010-01-05T16:05:53.505-08:00Thanks for leaving the reply - and for addressing ...Thanks for leaving the reply - and for addressing my one criticism. I take your point, but I will not subscribe to the notion that convention equates to correctness. I have the luxury of spending my days - and indulging my pendantry - among social scientists, who are all gratifyingly eager to be instructed in the correct use of quotation marks.<br /><br />Despite my love of the English language, I have found my intellectual passions engaged far more by middle Welsh: English offers nothing so delightfully idiosyncratic as the Welsh improper relative clause...Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06188842341780023829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-973764021722605955.post-45164904854038481732010-01-05T15:28:59.260-08:002010-01-05T15:28:59.260-08:00Hi, Catherine. I didn't notice your comment u...Hi, Catherine. I didn't notice your comment until just now. My punctuation practices actually follow MLA method, which requires that "inappropriate" punctuation appear within quotation marks. It took me a while to get used to it, but now I have a hard time doing it any other way. The MLA rule is basically that commas and periods appear inside quotation marks even if they were not part of the original quotation, whereas other punctuation marks (semi-colons, colons, exclamation marks, and question marks) appear outside. I don't pretend to understand the logic of this rule, but as someone who has been known to cast my eyes to the heavens in despair when my students don't bother to learn MLA method, I feel pretty strongly that I should follow it myself. However, you're perfectly right that it's a silly convention.Kemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11170435287657382520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-973764021722605955.post-52516390687527526572009-12-16T01:56:44.645-08:002009-12-16T01:56:44.645-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-973764021722605955.post-72775839005144654502009-03-26T07:51:00.000-07:002009-03-26T07:51:00.000-07:00Dear KemPlease allow me to express my delight and ...Dear Kem<BR/><BR/>Please allow me to express my delight and (somewhat undiplomatic) astonishment that someone has finally produced a writing guide of practical benefit to undergraduate and graduate students.<BR/><BR/>Oh my lord, do I love this. As a graduate in English, a full-time graduate administrator and a freelance proofreader, my pedantic soul has too often been bashed and bruised by what passes for good English in academic writing. I have been recommending your guide to a number of students ever since I had the good fortune to read it.<BR/><BR/>One small criticism: why, oh why do people insist on including inappropriate punctuation at the end of a quotation (within the quotation marks)? For example, in "Commas are not 'pauses'...not 'pauses' at all" you write "If you write, 'It was however not a good day to die,' I shall metaphorically flay you". Why should the comma after "die" appear inside the quotation mark? The comma here is not an intrinsic part of the construction "It was not however a good day to die", but a necessary element of punctuation in your own sentence. Another example, under "I, We, You, They, Argh, Argh, Argh": "if you were unsure as to whether you were referring to a man or a woman, you could choose 'he.'" Could you really choose to use "he.", with a full stop at the end, or would you choose to use "he"?<BR/><BR/>Pedantry aside, I too loathe and despise the use of the third-person plural personal pronoun to refer to a single person, and I am very much taken with your response to the dilemma of single third-person personal pronoun use. I had resigned myself, reluctantly, to the use of s/he, or her/his; but alternating the use of 'she' and 'he' is a much more elegant solution and one I shall adopt henceforth - with full acknowledgement given to you as my source of this solution.<BR/><BR/>I do hope you'll return to the blog.<BR/><BR/>Best wishes<BR/>CatherineCatherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06188842341780023829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-973764021722605955.post-2783941431747119752008-05-16T06:49:00.000-07:002008-05-16T06:49:00.000-07:00Drive? No such luck. I get to take the Greyhound...Drive? No such luck. I get to take the Greyhound. Actually, when you figure in the subway and the city bus, the commute stretches to over three hours. On Tuesdays, I rise at 4:00 a.m. in order to make a 1:00 p.m. class. Alas and wellaway.<BR/><BR/>The things I'll do for rent money...honestly.Kemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11170435287657382520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-973764021722605955.post-9425589656780015352008-05-15T21:29:00.000-07:002008-05-15T21:29:00.000-07:00That's okay - I've taught summer courses myself, a...That's okay - I've taught summer courses myself, although I've never had to drive two hours to teach them.<BR/><BR/>Best of luck to you!Kyle C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16288423972128243344noreply@blogger.com