Comments on: If a Tree Uses a Dangling Modifier and Nobody Hears It… http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2012/05/03/if-a-tree-uses-a-dangling-modifier-and-nobody-hears-it/ The Art and Craft of Blogging Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:43:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Helen Lambert Photography http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2012/05/03/if-a-tree-uses-a-dangling-modifier-and-nobody-hears-it/comment-page-1/#comment-48173 Thu, 10 May 2012 14:13:05 +0000 http://dailypost.wordpress.com/?p=3550#comment-48173 Interesting post, also the costume at the start is really rather amazing

]]> By: Paula http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2012/05/03/if-a-tree-uses-a-dangling-modifier-and-nobody-hears-it/comment-page-1/#comment-47939 Sun, 06 May 2012 11:27:29 +0000 http://dailypost.wordpress.com/?p=3550#comment-47939 Your posts are most interesting and useful Daryl. I look forward to reading each one of them. After reading this one I did a bit of googling and found this funny example: “We spent most of our time sitting on the back porch watching the cows playing Scrabble and reading”.

]]> By: fomlecpgc http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2012/05/03/if-a-tree-uses-a-dangling-modifier-and-nobody-hears-it/comment-page-1/#comment-47868 Sat, 05 May 2012 18:59:19 +0000 http://dailypost.wordpress.com/?p=3550#comment-47868 Reblogged this on fomlecpgc.

]]> By: princess1960 http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2012/05/03/if-a-tree-uses-a-dangling-modifier-and-nobody-hears-it/comment-page-1/#comment-47764 Sat, 05 May 2012 06:10:19 +0000 http://dailypost.wordpress.com/?p=3550#comment-47764 important is who is behinde this modification..and why need change? reason ..color (gold )brown ,?thank you for post

]]> By: unheeled http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2012/05/03/if-a-tree-uses-a-dangling-modifier-and-nobody-hears-it/comment-page-1/#comment-47719 Sat, 05 May 2012 00:58:18 +0000 http://dailypost.wordpress.com/?p=3550#comment-47719 Here are a couple I’ve actually come across while editing a user guide:

1. By being Energy Star® compliant you are assured that your [BRAND] monitor is helping the environment by using less energy while saving you money.

2. In the Registered state, you can view the signal, operator, and network information of the available 3G connection.

]]> By: Giovanni http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2012/05/03/if-a-tree-uses-a-dangling-modifier-and-nobody-hears-it/comment-page-1/#comment-47706 Sat, 05 May 2012 00:09:54 +0000 http://dailypost.wordpress.com/?p=3550#comment-47706 There is something poetic about dangling modifiers. They seem to change reality, and give us a surreal peek at another universe.

]]> By: victoriaenyc http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2012/05/03/if-a-tree-uses-a-dangling-modifier-and-nobody-hears-it/comment-page-1/#comment-47671 Fri, 04 May 2012 21:19:59 +0000 http://dailypost.wordpress.com/?p=3550#comment-47671 Love you examples: However, I am intruigued by the idea of the cook being beaten into a froth.

]]> By: Huffygirl http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2012/05/03/if-a-tree-uses-a-dangling-modifier-and-nobody-hears-it/comment-page-1/#comment-47636 Fri, 04 May 2012 19:02:25 +0000 http://dailypost.wordpress.com/?p=3550#comment-47636 My favorite go-to one, that I still remember from my high school English text book 40 years later: “Coming across the campus, the library met my gaze.” Love your prose Daryl.

]]> By: Just Outside the Box Cartoon http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2012/05/03/if-a-tree-uses-a-dangling-modifier-and-nobody-hears-it/comment-page-1/#comment-47509 Fri, 04 May 2012 02:48:47 +0000 http://dailypost.wordpress.com/?p=3550#comment-47509 Thanks – a great start – must have missed that one. Marti :)

]]> By: Daryl L. L. Houston http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2012/05/03/if-a-tree-uses-a-dangling-modifier-and-nobody-hears-it/comment-page-1/#comment-47508 Fri, 04 May 2012 02:44:49 +0000 http://dailypost.wordpress.com/?p=3550#comment-47508 See if this one fits the bill. :)

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