Apostrophe S

I don’t know about you, but I just love to prove my command of the English language with feats of great mental strength. One such feat is the ability to wield the apostrophe. To test your own skill with this multfunctional language device, click here.

Also, if you really love to prove you are worth your weight in type, try a nice typing challenge. I’ve tried many online typing tests, and I average somewhere between 55 and 70 words per minute, depending on the test. Here’s a quick and easy one.

Now, what did I do yesterday? Not much. Rachel and I walked on the boardwalk through some crazy fog coming from the ocean. It was like something out of a horror flick. Coolness.

Also, I was alerted by my very dear aunt of a sniglet presence on the Web. What is a Sniglet? A Sniglet is a word that should be in the dictionary, but isn’t. There was a comedian in the ’80s who had a whole series of books on it. My dear aunt sent me a link that had some of them listed. I also remembered that the books had illustrations for some of the words. Upon researching this further, I found a Web site that had a bunch of the images here. Knock yourselves out.

I’ve been working at the paper for about 5 weeks or so, and the HR lady just dropped by today to hand me a small manila envelope which she told me contained a security card that would grant me entry into the building. Boy, it’s a good thing I haven’t needed to get in here until now! Upon opening the envelope and dropping the contents into my hand, I discovered that this paper is a little behind on security technology. At the DN at home, our security cards resemble blank credit cards, same thickness, weight, etc. The card I received today was a brick compared to those. It was the thickness of 4 credit cards, and made of solid metal with a plastic wrapper around it. The thing is hefty. Also, upon closer inspection, I discovered some sort of residue all over both sides of the card. I figured then that it must be the “loaner.” It looked as if it had spent about 3 years swimming around the bottom of a very messy woman’s purse. I put it back into the envelope, and decided I’d clean it up when I got home.

Oh, I bet you’re wondering why this is called “She loves grammar tests.” Well, I’m sure you get the grammar tests part, but the she loves part comes from this email newsletter I subscribe to called shelovesny. I think it’s a NYC restaurant review newsletter, but it’s written in such an abstract way that it’s not very easy to tell. I highly suggest getting on the mailing list, though, as half of my enjoyment comes from trying to decipher the odd language. shelovesny.com. Check it out.
Well, I’m sure I forgot something, but I bet you’re tired of reading now. If I remember, I’ll post again later. Take care…

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