That’s some collapse! Kills six and sends three dozen flying to the hospital!
Longtime reader and occasional contributor Dr. Baruch E. Kahana asked us why people wrongly use unchartered for uncharted. Think maps.
Yeah. If it’s 614 degrees, I’d wanna check my A/C!
Umm, the pain doesn’t need any help.
Here we go again.
Here’s what this says: ”Do not soak in mouthwash, do not soak in denture cleanser, do not soak in hot water and do not soak in place in direct sunlight.”
Correct: “Do not soak in mouthwash, denture cleaner, or hot water, or place in direct sunlight.”
And this one says: “Thousands of pumpkins, thousands of hayrides, thousands of food and thousands of fun.”
Correct: “Thousands of pumpkins, plus hayrides, food and fun.”
Remember: The comma substitutes for something. Think about it!
And we go to the video archives for Segment 74: Spanish is easy! https://youtu.be/vzU3FLgw6_E?si=jLbFCRXduPPw96Xc
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