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Tag Archives: grammar
Drive Slow?
This sign drives me crazy. As soon as I see DRIVE SLOW, I wonder do they want me to drive slowly? Or does the condo complex want me to drive like a moron? We know what they mean, but … Continue reading
Posted in humor, Uncategorized
Tagged adjectives, adverbs, drive slow children at play, grammar, Humor, signs, style manuals, writing
18 Comments
Give It To Myself aka Frankenhand
I HATE it when someone uses pronouns incorrectly. My pet peeve pronoun is the reflexive pronoun. Myself, yourself, themselves, etc. Professional people screw this up all the time. “Please give it to myself.” NOOOOOOoooooo. You are using “myself” as an … Continue reading
Posted in humor, Uncategorized
Tagged bad grammar, burns, cooking, grammar, Humor, knuckleheads, pain, pizza, pot holders, pronouns, TEACHING
36 Comments
“The Mutiny or Editing Sucks” rated AHS
Ok, I’ll say it. Editing SUCKS. I hate everything about it. Since this post is rated AHS, After High School, I don’t have to worry about my high school English students reading this. And throwing it back in my face. … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, humor
Tagged blogging, Brace Maps, commas, editing, essays, going crazy, grammar, high school, Humor, peer editing, reading, TEACHING, The Oxford Comma, thesis statements, writing
31 Comments
Remembering Why I Love Teaching, Or Do I?
This is a good day to reflect on why I love to teach. Especially because the last couple of weeks have sucked. Let me rephrase that…..my lessons haven’t worked. At all. So back to the drawing board. For all of … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Education, grammar, high school, idiomatic expressions, languages, literature, reading, slang, students, teachers, TEACHING, thomas hardy
36 Comments
Cellphones and white rice
A few years ago my son dropped his cellphone in the thank-God-it-was-clean toilet. He rushed out and asked me for a bowl of uncooked white rice. I thought he had gone insane. I just blinked at him. He said something … Continue reading