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two good things in the past twelve hours
1. I got home from rehearsal last night and learned that the Canadiens had defeated the Penguins in Game Seven of whatever round of the playoffs the NHL is in now the conference semifinal (and do the hockey playoffs go on for longer even than basketball, or is it just me?); and, better yet, Crosby had only one goal in the whole seven games. (I trust this puts to rest the current iteration of see-Crosby-is-better-than-Ovechkin nonsense; I happen to think they're both very good and probably both equally obnoxious, but the fact remains that neither of them could lead his team to a defeat of the Canadiens, and Ovechkin at least got more goals trying.) I therefore forgive the Canadiens for knocking the Capitals out of the playoffs. Allez les Habitants!
2. I've always thought it was silly that at my office, a research group on language- and linguistics-related matters, we follow APA instead of MLA style. Someone pointed out to me earlier this week that we're doing science (which we are, some of the time, when they'll let us) and thus APA is appropriate - okay, whatever. But today, I have the APA Publication Manual on my desk for other reasons, and I happened to come across a place in our report where someone other than me had written both a heading and then a sentence without a serial comma; and I looked it up, and wouldn't you know, APA calls for (requires!) the serial comma - which, as an Oxford graduate but more importantly as a thinking person [g], so do I. So I forgive the APA for being the style guide of choice in my office. (I don't actually know MLA's position on the serial comma. If they're opposed to it, please don't tell me.) Yay APA! :-)
2. I've always thought it was silly that at my office, a research group on language- and linguistics-related matters, we follow APA instead of MLA style. Someone pointed out to me earlier this week that we're doing science (which we are, some of the time, when they'll let us) and thus APA is appropriate - okay, whatever. But today, I have the APA Publication Manual on my desk for other reasons, and I happened to come across a place in our report where someone other than me had written both a heading and then a sentence without a serial comma; and I looked it up, and wouldn't you know, APA calls for (requires!) the serial comma - which, as an Oxford graduate but more importantly as a thinking person [g], so do I. So I forgive the APA for being the style guide of choice in my office. (I don't actually know MLA's position on the serial comma. If they're opposed to it, please don't tell me.) Yay APA! :-)