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Comment on Punctuation is Not Grammar by --Deb

--Deb — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:08:01 +0000

I only remember diagramming in 7th grade–she was the only teacher who I remember teaching it, and certainly the only one who got excited about grammar. And because of her, I loved it, too. But then, I enjoy that whole “a place for everything and everything in its place” thing.

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Comment on Punctuation is Not Grammar by Julie

Julie — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:03:56 +0000

Ugh — diagramming sentences! I had a grade school teacher for 4th - 8th grade who loved sentence diagramming. I spent most of my English classes for those 4 years drawing lines and writing words on them. The horror! (And you know, it seemed fun at first, but by the 4th year I thought I would rather poke my eye out than look at another diagram.)

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Comment on Punctuation is Not Grammar by --Deb

--Deb — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:58:17 +0000

Of course, they don’t teach real grammar, either …. (grin)

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Comment on Punctuation is Not Grammar by Brad Shorr

Brad Shorr — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:16:09 +0000

Probably all of the above. Unfortunately there seems to be a great need for basic punctuation books because they don’t teach it in school any longer.

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Comment on Linguist vs Grammarian–The Fallout by charlieomatic

charlieomatic — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:38:22 +0000

the dictionary widget on my mac is where this is from.

“There is a traditional view, as set forth by the 17th-century poet and dramatist, John Dryden, that it is incorrect to put a preposition at the end of a sentence, as in ‘where do you come from,’ or ’she’s not the writer I’ve come across.’ The rule was formulated on the basis that, since in Latin a word cannot come after the word it governs or is linked with, the same should be true in English. What this rule fails to take into account is that Latin is not like English in this respect, and in many cases (particularly in questions and with phrasal verbs) the attempt to move the preposition produces awkward, unnatural-sounding results. Winston Churchill famously objected to the rule, saying ‘This is the sort of English up with which I will not put.’ In standard English, the placing of a preposition at the end of a sentence is widely accepted, provided the use sounds natural and the meaning is clear.”

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Comment on MM: That Is, for Example…. by Ricardo Bueno

Ricardo Bueno — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:02:12 +0000

I’m SO bookmarking this one for future reference!!! There are always times in my writing where I want to use i.e. or e.g. but don’t know which one is appropriate so I refrain from using it all-together.

Comment on MM: That Is, for Example…. by Ricardo Bueno

Ricardo Bueno — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:01:57 +0000

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Comment on Linguist vs Grammarian–The Fallout by Melissa Donovan

Melissa Donovan — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 05:20:28 +0000

Great post! I love the story about overhearing your boss in the castle hallway. Working in a castle sounds awesome! I think that when it comes to deciding whether or not to bend the rules, we need to keep our audience in mind. When I write or edit a sentence that breaks a questionable rule, I always consider the client, then the audience. Seems to work.

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Comment on MM: That Is, for Example…. by Krista

Krista — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:50:18 +0000

I think what Deb was getting at with the 100 year old letters is that people nowadays don’t write like they used to. Letters today are emails that use too many abbreviations and all that annoying stuff. Not everyone is the most intelligent at writing, but for those people to write to each other was their only means of communication long distance because not everyone could afford a telephone. Letters didn’t take 3 days in the post to send out. It took weeks. People then could spill their hearts in letters. Words are one of the most powerful means of love. Music is the other. (I’m a music major in college. ^.^)
And, no, not all text-messaging teens are average reading level. My sister writes in “txt” because she only texts, and she’s 17. *sigh*

Comment on MM: That Is, for Example…. by --Deb

--Deb — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:17:19 +0000

Well, I’ve talked about punctuality, too:
Timely

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