Dan Rosenberg

Book editor and publisher. Father. Ex-gym rat. Conceived in Canada; born in Ohio; now in Chicago.

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@MrAndyNgo @breeadail @UCSF @bourne_beth2345 Transhausen by Proxy

[Dan Rosenberg @DVRinChicago]

@BradPowers7 Cig tried to check in at 2:55 when the correct check-in time is 3:00

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@GrammarTable I could say either. To my ear, slight differences between the two deictically: "coming" suggests we're already together and going for the sushi soon; "going" works better when we're apart at the moment of speaking and when we might be getting the sushi in a few hours, or tomorrow

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@GrammarTable I’m good with zero

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@GrammarTable I think it’s grammatical, noble, and poetic

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@antialienationp The very idea of co-parenting is offensive to narcissistic parents, because it means they have to share credit for raising the child. Narcissists categorically do not share credit for anything. And I suppose vlogging and "influencing" attract a decent number of narcissists.

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@ManOnTheGreen @cdonosowriter @MerriamWebster @jmb @GrammarTable @bossproofreader I plead ignorance. pok-er for the metal rod makes sense because it helps a rapid reader recognize the verb root poke; similarly, M-W has mak-er, wip-er, and so on. But I have no idea how the decision is made for po-ker over pok-er for the card game.

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@lexlanham obv

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@Rondowriter @GrammarTable What do you say here?
'She brought me a bunch of grapes and I thanked her profusely for [it/them]'

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@marcpuck @GrammarTable Similar here. Usually 'grocery store.' Sometimes 'supermarket.' Never 'Tim.'

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@GrammarTable Strong team either. In AmEng at least, a bunch of often means a lot of, a large number of (“A bunch of bills were passed in the Senate last week”) and gets a plural verb. If the dogs are in a ragtag procession, I lean “pass”; if they are in a packlike clump, I lean “passes”

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@JonathanShedler 4/different from the folk-wisdom truism that it's often easier to tear others down than to build oneself up. Third, and last, I want to emphasize, again from my limited perspective, how pernicious and dangerous the malignant narcissist's desire to vanquish someone can be. It ...

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@JonathanShedler 3/vanquish (your word from your post # 2/ above) is the cause of all evil. Second, I think many malignant narcissists devote more energy, even obsessive energy, to demeaning and vanquishing their chosen enemies than to dramatizing their own grandiose self. This is not much ...

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@karenmitchell__ A big red flag is when #7 just happens to take place on the eve or morning of an important day for you. It took me years to notice this pattern.

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@karenmitchell__ If I may …

6. “Accidentally” “losing” or “misplacing” things (such as cards or documents, keys, tools, clothing items) that are important to your conduct of your life.

7. Interfering, often in subtle ways, with your sleep, making you too tired to function optimally.

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@GrammarTable ^ 800- and 1000-page versions. Oops

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@GrammarTable Usually not. But occasionally yes. A 300-page history of Russia can be said to be concise, because there are 800- and 1000-word versions out there. Yet a 300-page book is not a brief book, as books go.