Comments on: Onwards http://www.dether.com/2007/06/onwards/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=onwards Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:45:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Daniel Etherington http://www.dether.com/2007/06/onwards/comment-page-1/#comment-77 Daniel Etherington Tue, 12 Jun 2007 02:48:50 +0000 http://dether.wordpress.com/2007/06/10/onwards/#comment-77 Lol, easy tiger. Have a G&T. From that link you've given me, I can't see that my usage is technically wrong. Especially not in the context of an unmediated rant. Personally I don't like the "a myriad of" usage. Still, point taken about overuse. Next time I find myself typing it, I'll reach for my online thesaurus. There must be myriad alternatives... d'oh... sorry, innumerable alternatives, oodles of them, heaps of them, loads, stacks, multitudinous alternatives etc etc etc. Lol, easy tiger. Have a G&T.

From that link you’ve given me, I can’t see that my usage is technically wrong. Especially not in the context of an unmediated rant.

Personally I don’t like the “a myriad of” usage.

Still, point taken about overuse. Next time I find myself typing it, I’ll reach for my online thesaurus. There must be myriad alternatives… d’oh… sorry, innumerable alternatives, oodles of them, heaps of them, loads, stacks, multitudinous alternatives etc etc etc.

]]> By: Irrate from East Dulwich http://www.dether.com/2007/06/onwards/comment-page-1/#comment-76 Irrate from East Dulwich Mon, 11 Jun 2007 22:24:01 +0000 http://dether.wordpress.com/2007/06/10/onwards/#comment-76 Calm down dear. Have a Gin and Tonic when you fly, it's the only way. Another entertaining post Mr D, but as you near the end of your 'sojourn' in various locations across the globe I want to pick you up on something. It's the use of the word 'myriad' It drives me insane. And unless you're writing poetry or poetic prose, which of course it is your write to think that it is, it ain't bleedin' correct: http://www.randomhouse.com/wotd/index.pperl?date=20000201 Or at the very least, it's unnecessary and sticks in my throat (in my head) as I read. Ahem. Said it now. I wouldn't normally, but you've said it a lot over the last 9 months. At least I've been reading hey?! ;oP (I can hear you spitting feathers at this post from here. Stop it, I'm only having a laugh xx) Calm down dear. Have a Gin and Tonic when you fly, it’s the only way.

Another entertaining post Mr D, but as you near the end of your ‘sojourn’ in various locations across the globe I want to pick you up on something.

It’s the use of the word ‘myriad’

It drives me insane.

And unless you’re writing poetry or poetic prose, which of course it is your write to think that it is, it ain’t bleedin’ correct:
http://www.randomhouse.com/wotd/index.pperl?date=20000201

Or at the very least, it’s unnecessary and sticks in my throat (in my head) as I read.

Ahem. Said it now. I wouldn’t normally, but you’ve said it a lot over the last 9 months. At least I’ve been reading hey?!

;oP

(I can hear you spitting feathers at this post from here. Stop it, I’m only having a laugh xx)

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