taste_buds
Holidays provide a built-in excuse for indulgent entertaining. This all-purpose foodie community covers everything from homemade hangover cures to dinner party menus. Need quick advice? Get five-minute snack suggestions, low-fat ingredient substitutes, and even measurement conversions. Delicious recipes garnished with humorous advice. Yum.

naturesbeauty
Always on the lookout for compelling images, we were delighted to discover this flourishing community of artists who share a love of nature. Honoring the subject with photographs, paintings, sketches, prose, poetry, and other creative works, you'll be simultaneously riveted to your monitor and inspired to run helter skelter towards the nearest wooded dale.

Hi there.
I'm not English mother tongue, and I wonder which of these two sentences is correct.

1) This morning there was two feet of snow on the ground

2) This morning there were two feet of snow on the ground

I would have thought, grammatically speaking, no. 2) to be correct, but I have come across no. 1) very frequently too.

Thank you :)

Hey guys. I'm new here (And new to Live Journal at that), and I've just been fooling around with the search engine. I happened to find this and it looked fun, so, here I am. :3 I'm only nineteen, but at least I don't use Text Talk. I like a whole lot of music (If you have any favorite artists or songs, PLEASE let me know. I'd love to look them up) and I'm into a lot of video games, books, etc. Oh, and I'm obsessed with my roleplay. >3

How can people not know where to put apostrophes? Twice in as many days, I've seen ain't written with the apostrophe at the end, instead of where the o from not would be. I realize both could be typos, but to see one right after the other makes me worry. Lil' is another one that I see a lot (the apostrophe should go where the t's were, not where the already silent e was, because that's as dumb as Punk'd). And I've even seen a mention of the year 87'. (Apparently this is short for the year 8719, whereas '87 is short for 1987.) Also, there was a website where someone kept using ya' as a slurring of you. I could never figure out what he thought the apostrophe replaced.

backpacking
Want to embrace your wanderlust on the cheap? If you're tall on adventurous spirit, but short on funds, this community can help you plan a trip to anywhere. Offering plentiful tips on how to travel light, you can post about bargain hotels and hostels if you're into urban exploration or discuss camping gear and mosquito netting for the great outdoors. Hitch your backpack, pitch your tent, and carpe diem!

There's a line on Barnes & Noble's Nook site that says: "Loan e-books to friends, free of charge."

M-w.com offers this usage note on "loan":

The verb loan is one of the words English settlers brought to America and continued to use after it had died out in Britain. Its use was soon noticed by British visitors and somewhat later by the New England literati, who considered it a bit provincial. It was flatly declared wrong in 1870 by a popular commentator, who based his objection on etymology. A later scholar showed that the commentator was ignorant of Old English and thus unsound in his objection, but by then it was too late, as the condemnation had been picked up by many other commentators. Although a surprising number of critics still voice objections, loan is entirely standard as a verb. You should note that it is used only literally; lend is the verb used for figurative expressions, such as "lending a hand" or "lending enchantment."

I think I'm one of those critics. To me, using "loan" as a verb sounds uneducated.

Icons from a mid-16th century manuscript on solar and lunar eclipses.



The rest are HERE at iconographies .

What's the name for the common error exemplified here:

Running down the street, his breath came in short pants.

Without knowing why, her eyes scanned the table.

Lying on the bed, the doctor took the patient's pulse.

Hello...I want to frame two fantastic vintage/antique nautical images for a loved one's holiday gift. They would be placed in a bathroom decorated mostly with dark brown and cream colors. I'd really appreciate links or image suggestions for:

*Sea creatures
*Ships
*Maps
*Nautical devices

You get the idea! Thanks so much...

All of the radios were broken; none has been repaired.


Is this correct? My instincts tell me that it should read none have been repaired, but I could be wrong.


Edit for context: This showed up, ironically enough, on a post-test on MH's Connect Composition test. Yep, a grammar-test website with a grammar error. Hoo rah.

Edit again: It doesn't surprise me to find out that "none" is a contraction of "no one", but it is something I didn't know! Thanks to everyone who commented to fill me in &hearts

**FINAL EDIT Thu Dec 10 02:15:47 UTC 2009**

So there is the final update... Over the past day we have processed around 11 million jobs out of the 12 million that were in queue at that time. Please bear in mind that over this past day, more jobs for notifications are also created. So while the queue has been dropping, we are still not fully caught up at this point, due to backlog and new jobs. We have roughly 3 million jobs still pending that involve the notification system in some manner. We had hoped we could have fully cleared the queue in a day, but unfortunately we can't clear it too quickly, since we need the rest of the site to operate normally. From our current perspective on the amount of jobs that are left in queue, and how many it has processed thus far, we believe it will take around another 8 - 12 hours to process everything.

And finally some answers to some questions:

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Guys, could you please help me with one word, I don't know if it's right to say so, but the situaion is a guy has recently divorced and his wife wants more money and he doesn't know what word to use being in the court by saying to her that she has no CONSCIENCE or what? I know the word conscience in this case is not appropriate but what word IS?

freeskiers
While some of us long to escape the cold, dark stretch of winter for hot tropical beaches, for others, there's nothing quite like whoooooshing down those shimmering sugar alps. If you're fond of freestyle skiing, get ready to slide down the slippery slopes in good company. This passionate, international community shares travel/gear tips, anecdotes, photos, and videos for those who can't get enough of the sweet stuff.

seasonal_icons
Need some extra twinkle to decorate your place? Check out these dazzling holiday-themed icons. If you're an artist, you can post your own creations, provided you abide by the simple rules (which is to say, all cheer and no politicking). Be sure to comment and give credit if you wish to borrow a little spirit (no direct links, please). If you're feeling a touch of humbug this season, this is an instant shot of festivity.

handmade_gifts
High on creativity, but low on cash? You'll find tons of brilliant suggestions for do-it-yourself crafts sure to please everyone on your holiday gift list. Offering detailed instructions, photos, budgets, timelines, and active support, you'll soon turn spare remnants of fabric and time into cherished keepsakes. Be sure to search entries and read user guidelines before you post for help!

Lady GaGa, Bat For Lashes, Hadise, and Florence + The Machine icons for your enjoyment! :D



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Enjoy! Cheery bye, Scarlett

Is there a word for the opposite of cross-eyed, when the eyes kind of point outwards? There is a kitty on my tissue box that has just such a look.