Oh, and comma splices: I wonder if this is a generational difference also, with the conventions of social-media writing gradually leaking into more formal prose?
You got the drop on me re: mæl, which I have in my queue for OE remnants in Modern English :)
"Open noon to 4". My wife maintains that stores that are open these sorts of hours are basically someone's hobby, not real businesses. We tend to see that with things like, dunno, cupcake shops or retail macacon boutiques. Then again, design studios might run this way, since they don't really expect foot traffic?
Oh, and comma splices: I wonder if this is a generational difference also, with the conventions of social-media writing gradually leaking into more formal prose?
You got the drop on me re: mæl, which I have in my queue for OE remnants in Modern English :)
"Open noon to 4". My wife maintains that stores that are open these sorts of hours are basically someone's hobby, not real businesses. We tend to see that with things like, dunno, cupcake shops or retail macacon boutiques. Then again, design studios might run this way, since they don't really expect foot traffic?