Did you ever notice how screwed up the English language really is? At first it seems so straightforward, but the endless list of exceptions makes it one of the most (if not THE most) complicated language in the world to learn.
Let’s start simply with the letter “A”. In school children are taught about both the [...]
I’ve got this stupid button on the side of my Microsoft mouse that I frequently and inadvertently click when reaching for the mouse, causing my browser window to go back to the previous page. Fine, most of the time. But when I’m composing something within my browser-based content management system, clicking Back often ends up [...]
I mentioned the other day in one of my other blogs about some common mistakes that people make when it comes to writing, not through the occasional spelling mistake or unintentional oversight (which I’m sure abound here!), but just through plain ignorance.
When mentioning abbreviated decades, remember that the apostrophe is used in place of letters [...]
Despite NeoPet’s poor privacy and spam policy for older children and adults, I must admit that I’m hooked! I can understand why children and adults of both sexes enjoy it — it’s got the fantasy aspect of faeries and mystic creatures, the feeding and taking care aspects similar to the long forgotten electronic gigapets, the [...]
Since the first day of opening up our CareCredit account, we have been subjected to significant errors on the part of GE Capital, been treated horribly by “customer service” personnel, and generally plagued by problems with the account. The loan has been paid in full — actually overpaid by $1.55 — yet hundreds more dollars [...]
Don’t assume that any “free” website aimed at kids is going to protect their personal information — despite any so-called privacy policies they may publish.
To Whom It May Concern:
My account number is XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX and you owe me a refund of $70, plus accumulated interest charges — totaling approximately $75.
I recently performed my annual reconciliation and review of all my credit and banking accounts, including my Citibank Visa, and discovered that you charged me two separate late [...]
I ran across this while surfing late one night and thought I’d save it for one of those days when I felt like publishing something but didn’t have anything all that enlightening to write about…
It was getting a little crowded in heaven, so God decided to change the admittance policy. The new law was that, [...]
