Posted on 04/03/2010 5:09:52 AM PDT by Freedom'sWorthIt
No, that would be paren. No such word as parend.
Sorry, I couldn't resist.
Now waiting for someone to come along and correct my post. LOL.
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you for this post. I have a German stepson who is preparing to improve his SAT scores (first time around 82%) The German school system did an excellent job of teaching grammar. Now I have found a way to teach him, well more specifically/honestly he can teach himself the idiosyncrasies of spoken American English. And frankly it will probably help me to - since I grew up speaking German and English - I still am sometimes not sure about what’s what.
THANKS
u r lesexdiest nam alevi
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I type about as well as I speak Russian. Which is to say, ochen ploxo i myedleno (very poorly and slowly!)
I never FORCE my kids to do Recitals. I ALLOW them to be in them, only if they are VERY VERY GOOD! And believe me, THAT motivates them to WANT to be in them! LOL!
P.S. I woudld traede my dyslexia for dailysex any day of teh weke.
I’m not left that other site, and don’t even play s/he on TV, but did take up the violin when I became a “certain age”.
I took some lessons, got tired of hearing 4 yr olds whip my azz, so bought music books that have the lessons on cd’s. Mine have the song with the whole orchestra (including the violin part), or just the violin part. That helped a lot, as I can practice in the privacy of my room (or annoy the heck outta the neighbors (take THAT grammar police, and do note the parens within parens that should be brackets but I’m lazy so I wrote you (grammar police) this run-on sentence instead!)
Whatever, practice, practice, and more practice is key. Sadly, since my operation, I haven’t had the violin out of its case (GP, please note the correct use of “its”). My oncologist told my husband after surgery that I probably wouldn’t be able to play the violin, as he assumed I’d never touched one. When told I already could play one, he said it would take some time and be painful for a bit, but I’d be able to. Cool. However, my career as a southpaw pitcher is over! (that is a joke, I’m totally a left-field player)
So, just Do It!!!
;)
In memoriam
As adulterated by Sid W Sodnagel
1. Remember to never split an infinitive
2. The passive voice should be avoided.
3. Do not refrain from avoiding to put statements in the negative form.
4. Should you use a positive instead of a double negative? The answer is not no.
5. Subject and verb has to agree.
6. A person should be careful to use a singular pronoun with a singular noun in their writing.
7. Proof read carefully to see if you any words out.
8. Check spelling. I’m series.
9. No incomplete sentences.
10. If you reread your work, you can find on rereading a great deal of repetition can be avoided by rereading and editing.
11. A writer must not shift your point of view.
12. A run-on sentence is a sin, don’t commit one.
13. And don't start a sentence with a conjunction.
14. Place a pronoun as close as possible, especially in long sentences, as of 10 or more words, to its antecedent.
15. Writing carefully, dangling participles will be avoided.
16. If any word is improper at the end of a sentence, a linking verb is.
17. A preposition is generally a terrible word to end a sentence with. However, slavish adherence to this rule will sometimes produce one up with which sophisticated readers will not put.
18. Attempt to avoid gratuitously verbing a noun.
19. Don’t Use Capitalization Indiscriminately.
20. Don’t confuse the spelling of the neuter possessive pronoun with the contraction of “it is.” Its confusing, and the sentence loses it’s impact.
21. If you are going to use a foreign term per say, it is de rigor to spell it correctly. Do so, and—walla!—your writing will improve.
22. Don’t use “like” when you mean “as,” like so many writers do.
23. Avoid hyperbole, and don’t overuse exclamation points. If I’ve told you this once, I’ve told you a million times!!!
24. Eschew obfuscatory stilted modalities of expression.
25. Always pick on the correct idiom.
26. Avoid trendy locutions that sound flaky.
27. Avoid colloquial stuff.
28. Lose the pure slang, you suckah!
29. Mixed metaphors are a pain in the ass and should be thrown out the window. However, if you’re going to use one anyway, take that bull by the horns and run with it.
30. Proactively seek out and eliminate unnecessary buzzwords. Make this your special competency and gain share of mind among your peer group.
31. Last but not least, avoid cliches like the plague; seek viable alternatives.
“Diffusing” a situation that needs “defusing.”
Nine times out of ten, a person will say “proof” when he means “evidence.”
poorly grammar pinging is to myself, its rules.
It was through the study of German that I finally got the idea of the grammatical structure of the Western languages.
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I think I do pretty well with the word usage... BUT don’t worry too much about traditional sentence structure. That is why my high school English grades were average at best!
Thanks for the ping!
LOL!
Thanks for the link.
You are very very welcome - and you can go to Joel’s Website and thank him also. Joelschnoor.com.
God bless!
Your post looks fie to me - but then, am not an official member of the FR Grammar Police.
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