Comments on: Record Hot Weather in Los Angeles and San Diego http://thenewsoftoday.com/record-hot-weather-in-los-angeles-and-san-diego/2761/ Sat, 02 Oct 2010 13:39:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Keishon Hicks http://thenewsoftoday.com/record-hot-weather-in-los-angeles-and-san-diego/2761/#comment-2944 Keishon Hicks Tue, 28 Sep 2010 09:46:00 +0000 http://thenewsoftoday.com/?p=2761#comment-2944 Omg it was so hott today ! Omg it was so hott today !

]]> By: Anonymous http://thenewsoftoday.com/record-hot-weather-in-los-angeles-and-san-diego/2761/#comment-2791 Anonymous Tue, 28 Sep 2010 00:58:00 +0000 http://thenewsoftoday.com/?p=2761#comment-2791 Mr. Krassenstein: So, "Los Angeles saw it's hottest day in history"? No, Los Angeles saw ITS hottest day in history. ( IT'S is a contraction for "It is", not a possessive pronoun.) And although Los Angeles residents "saw the mercury rise", the WEATHER did not see the mercury rise. (Subject/verb disagreement in metaphor use.) Lastly, "...with brush fires an all too common occurrence today" should probably be "...making brush fires an all-too-common occurrence. " Or better yet, "making brush fires (already too common in Southern California) even more likely." Where's the Google proofreader when one needs him/her? Mr. Krassenstein:

So, “Los Angeles saw it’s hottest day in history”? No, Los Angeles saw ITS hottest day in history. ( IT’S is a contraction for “It is”, not a possessive pronoun.)

And although Los Angeles residents “saw the mercury rise”, the WEATHER did not see the mercury rise. (Subject/verb disagreement in metaphor use.)

Lastly, “…with brush fires an all too common occurrence today” should probably be “…making brush fires an all-too-common occurrence. ” Or better yet, “making brush fires (already too common in Southern California) even more likely.”

Where’s the Google proofreader when one needs him/her?

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