Saturday, January 23, 2010
Monday, January 18, 2010
Yum!
I made bread. It turned out pretty darn tasty. I'm not going to lie; I'm pretty darn proud. (So what if the bread maker made the dough? I still shaped it and baked it...)
Monday, January 4, 2010
Big Problem
I imagine if you read my blog you know that for my job, I am the editor-in-cheif of UW of Utah County; if something goes out to more than 2 people, they are supposed to run it by me first. This is fine by me. Being the nerd I am, I actually really enjoy grammar and like to occasionally pull out my M Comms book from BYU and look over the rules for fun.
When I got married, I was presented with an interesting dillema: I didn't know how to pluralize my new name. You can imagine the weird feeling of being 23 years old and not be able to spell your name.
At first glance, it seems like Cox's would be correct, but what about when you are saying "from, the Cox's." That is definitely not possesive. My second thought was to just add an "S," but I knew Coxs was far from right, so next I went to Coxes. All of the rules I worked so hard to learn told me this was right, but boy, it sure didn't look right.
For the past 11 months, I've just avoided the whole situation and said "The Cox Family" whenever possible, but it was a constant nagging, annoying thought in the back of my mind.
I decided the only logical choice was Coxes, but sadly, I've been ridiculed by others who think that looks wrong and funny. Finally, I decided I needed to solve the dilemma once and for all and googled it. Sure enough, it is Coxes, I even checked multiple sources. So mystery solved, even though it may look funny and people think I don't know how to spell my name, I am now one of the Coxes. Good thing I figured it out before we hit a year next month!
When I got married, I was presented with an interesting dillema: I didn't know how to pluralize my new name. You can imagine the weird feeling of being 23 years old and not be able to spell your name.
At first glance, it seems like Cox's would be correct, but what about when you are saying "from, the Cox's." That is definitely not possesive. My second thought was to just add an "S," but I knew Coxs was far from right, so next I went to Coxes. All of the rules I worked so hard to learn told me this was right, but boy, it sure didn't look right.
For the past 11 months, I've just avoided the whole situation and said "The Cox Family" whenever possible, but it was a constant nagging, annoying thought in the back of my mind.
I decided the only logical choice was Coxes, but sadly, I've been ridiculed by others who think that looks wrong and funny. Finally, I decided I needed to solve the dilemma once and for all and googled it. Sure enough, it is Coxes, I even checked multiple sources. So mystery solved, even though it may look funny and people think I don't know how to spell my name, I am now one of the Coxes. Good thing I figured it out before we hit a year next month!
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