[mountaineer]

I disagree. tdadams' nephew sounds just like the college students in my town and in the one five miles down the road, where my husband works. A quick perusal of college newspapers might convince you that most college students are truly bad writers, ignorant of the most basic rules of grammar and incapable of expressing themselves coherently.

[So Cal Rocket]

One thing that has always bothered me:

If a word that modifies a verb is an adverb, why is a word that modifies a noun an adjective, instead of an adnoun?

[Lou L]

Well, you're absolutely correct--I'm not saying that tdadams' nephew couldn't be accepted into college; he shouldn't be, if colleges had any decent standard for upholding acceptance criteria. Sadly, the only criteria for most schools seems to be, 1) are they breathing? 2) can they pay for their tuition?