by Trevor Mayes | Oct 16, 2019 | Grammar, Pet Peeves, Proofreading, Rants, Words, Writing |
Week 4 The final week of pet peeves! Again, these aren’t just words or expressions that bug me for some reason — they’re mistakes I see so commonly when proofreading that they’ve become pet peeves of mine. For the big finale, I have not one but...
by Trevor Mayes | Nov 10, 2011 | Rants, Story, Television, The Walking Dead |
The Walking Dead post has legs There’s been some great discussion happening in the comments section of the post about my Walking Dead gripes. I can always count on my Scriptwrecked readers to provide intelligent insights, answers and counterpoint to my posts....
by Trevor Mayes | Nov 7, 2011 | Rants, Story, Television, The Walking Dead |
Safe Slaughter My first gripe with The Walking Dead is that it’s only on once a week. Damn, that show is addictive. My second gripe is more of an actual gripe. You know how those zombies are highly contagious ‘n junk, right? For instance, in the last...
by Trevor Mayes | Jul 26, 2011 | Formatting, Pet Peeves, Rants |
One of My Pet Peeves I don’t know why, but I’d say over 75% of the amateur scripts I read spell iPod in some bizarre way. Some examples: I-Pod I Pod IPOD ipod Ipod I-pod I’d be curious to hear from other readers about their experiences. But for me,...
by Trevor Mayes | Nov 7, 2010 | Plagiarism, Rants |
ANOTHER UPDATE: The Story Department article has been edited and all is well. Thanks everyone! UPDATE: The article in question on The Story Department’s web site has been taken down pending review. (P.S. The Story Department is still one of my favorite sources...
by Trevor Mayes | Apr 30, 2010 | Rants, Television, True Blood |
Dear TV and Movie Vampires: As mesmerized as I am by your moonlit adventures, I continue to be confused by several aspects of your behavior. Most notably: Why do you have so much blood on your face?! I get it. You love blood. It’s colorful, iron-licious,...
