http://chronillogical.com/2008/07/29/sdcc-2-scribbled-recollections/ a sci-fi webcomic about time traveling grad students Wed, 28 Dec 2011 15:25:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://chronillogical.com/2008/07/29/sdcc-2-scribbled-recollections/comment-page-1/#comment-1312 Greg Mon, 12 Apr 2010 18:33:49 +0000 http://chronillogical.com/2008/07/29/sdcc-2-scribbled-recollections/#comment-1312 To my ear, I actually think "two thirds were" sounds better here. But I can also see "two thirds was" working. The phrase "two thirds were" is more common on Google, but not by a ton, so I suspect this is one of those cases where there really isn't a hard-and-fast rule. To my ear, I actually think “two thirds were” sounds better here. But I can also see “two thirds was” working. The phrase “two thirds were” is more common on Google, but not by a ton, so I suspect this is one of those cases where there really isn’t a hard-and-fast rule.

]]> http://chronillogical.com/2008/07/29/sdcc-2-scribbled-recollections/comment-page-1/#comment-1311 Pomp Mon, 12 Apr 2010 18:22:55 +0000 http://chronillogical.com/2008/07/29/sdcc-2-scribbled-recollections/#comment-1311 "...but two thirds of the bucket were empty." no criticism intended, but accidentally supplied, but shouldn't that be: "...but two thirds of the bucket was empty." Spectacular comic, I am in envy of you ability to draw whimsically... ...all my drawings I subconsciously make too lifelike to this (one of my favourite) style of cartoon. :( “…but two thirds of the bucket were empty.”
no criticism intended, but accidentally supplied, but shouldn’t that be:
“…but two thirds of the bucket was empty.”
Spectacular comic, I am in envy of you ability to draw whimsically…
…all my drawings I subconsciously make too lifelike to this (one of my favourite) style of cartoon.

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