Comments on: Downtown Winery Staying Open http://frederickmarylandonline.com/2008/07/23/downtown-winery-staying-open/ A guide to living, working, and playing in Frederick, Maryland Mon, 21 May 2012 23:13:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: BabyDoe http://frederickmarylandonline.com/2008/07/23/downtown-winery-staying-open/#comment-4617 BabyDoe Mon, 28 Jul 2008 21:56:24 +0000 http://frednet.wordpress.com/?p=935#comment-4617 Sarah: You are technically right about Liz's use of "their" instead of "its". However, Liz wasn't totally wrong if you consider that "winery" could be construed as a collective noun representing all the people who work there. That's really a stretch, however, and I would have used "its" instead of "their". The easy way to remember "its" is that one does not put an apostrophe in his or hers -- one does not write "hi's" or "her's". By the by....I have heard that public schools in Maryland no longer teach grammar? Could this be true? I have never heard such incredibly gross grammar by adults in any other part of the country -- these are adults who supposedly have at least a high school education. I am so sick of hearing "I seen", and "he don't", and "between you and I". Is grammar no longer being taught? Or are people simply not paying attention? Sarah: You are technically right about Liz’s use of “their” instead of “its”. However, Liz wasn’t totally wrong if you consider that “winery” could be construed as a collective noun representing all the people who work there. That’s really a stretch, however, and I would have used “its” instead of “their”.

The easy way to remember “its” is that one does not put an apostrophe in his or hers — one does not write “hi’s” or “her’s”.

By the by….I have heard that public schools in Maryland no longer teach grammar? Could this be true? I have never heard such incredibly gross grammar by adults in any other part of the country — these are adults who supposedly have at least a high school education. I am so sick of hearing “I seen”, and “he don’t”, and “between you and I”.

Is grammar no longer being taught? Or are people simply not paying attention?

]]> By: Sarah in Maryland http://frederickmarylandonline.com/2008/07/23/downtown-winery-staying-open/#comment-4616 Sarah in Maryland Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:53:23 +0000 http://frednet.wordpress.com/?p=935#comment-4616 I recently had Frederick Cellar's chardonnay and it was very lovely. I hope to get out there for some of their events. A good way to hit two birds with one stone is to go to the farmers' market at Shab Row then stop by the Cellars for wine. Have a local meal! Grammar- "their" can only be used if the word refers to more than one person. "It" "he" and "she" are singluar. "Their" is plural, many. I hadn't noticed the its and it's. It's hard to remember which one to use! I try to say outloud to myself, "It is" in order to keep track. Phew! I recently had Frederick Cellar’s chardonnay and it was very lovely. I hope to get out there for some of their events. A good way to hit two birds with one stone is to go to the farmers’ market at Shab Row then stop by the Cellars for wine. Have a local meal!

Grammar- “their” can only be used if the word refers to more than one person. “It” “he” and “she” are singluar. “Their” is plural, many. I hadn’t noticed the its and it’s. It’s hard to remember which one to use! I try to say outloud to myself, “It is” in order to keep track. Phew!

]]> By: BabyDoe http://frederickmarylandonline.com/2008/07/23/downtown-winery-staying-open/#comment-4615 BabyDoe Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:53:28 +0000 http://frednet.wordpress.com/?p=935#comment-4615 Who is dyslexic? Could it be moi? I meant to say: Let’s all be thankful that there are still some farms left in Frederick and Carroll counties! I was NOT making a comment on the political leanings of the farms! (Which I highly doubt are leaning left at any rate). I always say one should not try to edit one's own writing! Who is dyslexic? Could it be moi?

I meant to say:
Let’s all be thankful that there are still some farms left in Frederick and Carroll counties!

I was NOT making a comment on the political leanings of the farms! (Which I highly doubt are leaning left at any rate).

I always say one should not try to edit one’s own writing!

]]> By: lizfrog http://frederickmarylandonline.com/2008/07/23/downtown-winery-staying-open/#comment-4614 lizfrog Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:11:17 +0000 http://frednet.wordpress.com/?p=935#comment-4614 BabyDoe, thanks. I changed it to "their". I get annoyed at the misuse of words too, particularly when I do it! BabyDoe, thanks. I changed it to “their”. I get annoyed at the misuse of words too, particularly when I do it!

]]> By: BabyDoe http://frederickmarylandonline.com/2008/07/23/downtown-winery-staying-open/#comment-4613 BabyDoe Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:31:20 +0000 http://frednet.wordpress.com/?p=935#comment-4613 I hope lots of FrederickMarylandOnliners will turn out to support the winery and the Buy Local Challenge. Let's all be thankful that there are still some left farms in Frederick and Carroll counties! A minor annoyance -- I notice that the following error occurs nine times out of ten on this otherwise wonderful Web site. The plural of the third-person singular neuter pronoun "it" is "its"...it is NOT "it's". "It's" is a contraction for "it is"...an abomination in its own right. I hope lots of FrederickMarylandOnliners will turn out to support the winery and the Buy Local Challenge. Let’s all be thankful that there are still some left farms in Frederick and Carroll counties!

A minor annoyance — I notice that the following error occurs nine times out of ten on this otherwise wonderful Web site. The plural of the third-person singular neuter pronoun “it” is “its”…it is NOT “it’s”. “It’s” is a contraction for “it is”…an abomination in its own right.

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