If you're troubled by grammar, here's a helping hand

SzczerbiakManiac · 08-26-2007, 11:19 AM

I saw this on another site and found it amusingly helpful.

3894 · 08-26-2007, 11:27 AM

[derail]The OP reminded me of a poster I wish I had bought. It was a diagrammed sentence by the greatest French novelist, Marcel Proust. Proust tended toward verrrry long sentences.

So then I wondered, what exactly was the longest Proust sentence? Voilà.[/derail]

Back on track, I love grammar.

€uroMeinke · 08-26-2007, 11:40 AM

Sometimes, I think I want to read Proust - this is not one of them

alphabassettgrrl · 08-26-2007, 02:44 PM

Hehehe... I love grammar too, though some people's grammar definitely troubles me.

RStar · 08-26-2007, 08:19 PM

Now, if I could only read fast enough to get them, they may help.

I was using ect. for years until I found out it was etc.

scaeagles · 08-26-2007, 08:27 PM

There is a new spelling curriculum at the school my children attend that empasizes words that are typically misused. Such as there, their, and they're; your and you're; its and it's; etc, etc, etc. It was only adopted last year, but my 3rd grade son now almost always uses them correctly. It it less a weekly spelling list as it is a writing curriculum that expands the common always-spell-correctly words as their writing becomes more complex. I rather like it.

Gemini Cricket · 08-26-2007, 08:42 PM

Its all in the way you reed into it. Their are alot of grammer things too know.
Two many if you ask me. Lets all go to the liberry!

mousepod · 08-26-2007, 09:12 PM

I'm sorry GC, but that's "if you ax me". Try and be righter next time.

Gemini Cricket · 08-26-2007, 09:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mousepod

I'm sorry GC, but that's "if you ax me". Try and be righter next time.

I apollogize.

alphabassettgrrl · 08-26-2007, 09:32 PM

Now I'm going to have nightmares about grammar abuse.

SCA- that's great for your kid's school. Those overlapping words are some that drive me crazy when they're used incorrectly. For some reason that is one thing that particularly goads me to craziness.

08-26-2007, 11:19 AM	#1
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3894 Next Stop: Funkytown! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Cheeselandia Posts: 1,907	[derail]The OP reminded me of a poster I wish I had bought. It was a diagrammed sentence by the greatest French novelist, Marcel Proust. Proust tended toward verrrry long sentences. So then I wondered, what exactly was the longest Proust sentence? Voilà.[/derail] Back on track, I love grammar.
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scaeagles I LIKE! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,819	There is a new spelling curriculum at the school my children attend that empasizes words that are typically misused. Such as there, their, and they're; your and you're; its and it's; etc, etc, etc. It was only adopted last year, but my 3rd grade son now almost always uses them correctly. It it less a weekly spelling list as it is a writing curriculum that expands the common always-spell-correctly words as their writing becomes more complex. I rather like it.
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Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	Its all in the way you reed into it. Their are alot of grammer things too know. Two many if you ask me. Lets all go to the liberry!
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mousepod You broke your Ramadar! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,635	I'm sorry GC, but that's "if you ax me". Try and be righter next time. __________________ "Give the public everything you can give them, keep the place as clean as you can keep it, keep it friendly" - Walt Disney
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alphabassettgrrl Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,978	Now I'm going to have nightmares about grammar abuse. SCA- that's great for your kid's school. Those overlapping words are some that drive me crazy when they're used incorrectly. For some reason that is one thing that particularly goads me to craziness. __________________ Why cycling? Anything [sport] that had to do with a ball, I wasn't very good at. -Lance Armstrong
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