Posted on 12/14/2008 4:39:43 AM PST by Rebelbase
“And if you had gone to college and taken English Grammar you would have known to write “I wish I had gone” rather than ‘I wish I had went.’”
And you would know not to capitalize the word “grammar” ;-)
I was volunteering my time to the church, not partaking in the victuals.
There are worse things to do on a Saturday, I’m sure.
As someone who also has a “liberal arts” degree, but does something very technical, I’m guessing you went to school some time ago. Schools now emphasize “LIBERAL” in “Liberal Arts”.
Small town in Southwest Missouri. It is an interesting group. There is a core group of couples who have been at this church since teenagers. Most of the class have at least two children, several of us have three.
There was tremendous positive peer pressure among the wives to be stay at home moms and many of the families started making sacrifices 5-10 years ago to make that happen.
Now that things are slowing down, these families are veterans at cutting corners, clipping coupons, and countless other ways to get by on next to nothing.
With the newspaper and plastic bag shoes?
We had the same reaction to her print journalism aspirations. Don’t these kids look at job forecasts when they choose a major? I sincerely doubt “print journalist” is up there in the top ten.
That area has jobs. Maybe not the best jobs, but jobs - and I know a certain college student who is happy making sandwiches behind a counter if that means money in his pocket while he is in college. Now that I think about it, that certain college student always seems to find an opportunity for work. I’ll bet I can find you someone the same age who may or may not be considered an overachiever but has found opportunities despite the economic downturn. Why aren’t they featured? Where is the media channel that promotes the good old American can-do attitude rather than the emotional handwringing of doom and gloom (always blamed on Republicans)? I have a neighbor who is furious that they are having to live like peasants - their words - because they started buying off-brand products. THIS makes you a peasant? Yeah, they voted for you know who.
Thank you so very very much.
See, I knew that a college education would come in handy in precise correction of verbage. Of course the meaning is the same, but then we wouldn’t have the college educated folks jacking themselves off in their literary importance. Everything has a purpose I suppose.
(and in the hopes that your post was sarcasm, mine was too. If not, mine wasn’t either)
By the way, let me point you to my favorite website and rounds up everything in your post:
White people love rules. It explains why so they get upset when people cut in line, why they tip so religiously and why they become lawyers. But without a doubt, the rule system that white people love the most is grammar. It is in their blood not only to use perfect grammar but also to spend significant portions of time pointing out the errors of others.
When asking someone about their biggest annoyances in life, you might expect responses like “hunger,” “being poor,” or “getting shot.” If you ask a white person, the most common response will likely be “people who use ‘their’ when they mean ‘there.’ Maybe comma splices, I’m not sure but it’s definitely one of the two.”
If you wish to gain the respect of a white person, it’s probably a good idea that you find an obscure and debated grammar rule such as the “Oxford Comma” and take a firm stance on what you believe is correct. This is seen as more productive and forward thinking than simply stating your anger at the improper use of “it’s.
Another important thing to know is that when white people read magazines and books they are always looking for grammar and spelling mistakes. In fact, one of the greatest joys a white person can experience is to catch a grammar mistake in a major publication. Finding one allows a white person to believe that they are better than the writer and the publication since they would have caught the mistake. The more respected the publication, the greater the thrill. If a white person were to catch a mistake in The New Yorker, it would be a sufficient reason for a large party.
Though they reserve the harshest judgment for professional, do not assume that white people will cast a blind eye to your grammar mistakes in email and official documents. They will judge you and make a general assessment about your intelligence after the first infraction. Fortunately, this situation can be improved if you ask a white person to proof read your work before you send it out. “Hey Jill, I’m sorry to do this, but I have a business degree and I’m a terrible writer. Can you look this over for me?” This deft maneuver will allow the white person to feel as though their liberal arts degree has a purpose and allow you to do something more interesting.
Don’t worry, it is impossible for a white person to turn down the opportunity to proofread.
http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/05/12/99-grammar/
#99 Grammar
“That’s what many members of generations X and Y expected out of life. “
Actually, what I have seen Gen XY is that they do not want responsibility, just money for doing nothing.
Now that’s racist.
During the summer of ‘06, unemployment was 4.6% GDP growth was close to 6% we had been GAINING jobs for a couple of years.Then we had the ‘06 election, with dim-0s promising “CHANGE.” AND THEY DELIVERED!! Is everyone happy with the “CHANGES” we’ve seen since then?
Agreed, but it's probably the reporter, not the kids. If you look through the reporter's whine it actually looks like 20 something kids going through a normal adjustment to real life. My 20 something kids are still living with us so I don't really have any room to speak...just making a joke while it was hot.
Yup. That was me at my zenith.
Sounds to me like most of these young adults are very spoiled to think that their liberal arts degrees will come in handy for work? Almost every service industy job I’ve ever had I worked with people who had liberal arts degrees. They usually were the worst workers with the biggest attitudes so usually were given the worst possible things to do because of it.
Of course they do, it's just that the engineering, teaching, nursing, and business majors don't make good copy 'cause they're able to go out and find work. So maybe this year the engin grads have 3 offers instead of 10; they'll live.
Gee, and the chick who who wants to go into print journalism - doesn't she see what's happening in that field? I see another happy McDonald's worker in the making.
“Schools now emphasize “LIBERAL” in “Liberal Arts”.”
They did back then too, A. We survived.
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