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Parent Finds Numerous Grammatical Errors in Letter from Virginia Teachers Union President
Gateway Pundit ^ | December 31, 2021 | Joe Hoft

Posted on 12/31/2021 2:25:29 PM PST by grundle

Time to find a better school not connected to the Virginia teachers union.

Msn reported:

A letter from the president of a Virginia teachers union arguing for more stringent measures to stem the flow of Covid-19 was mocked on Twitter for its many grammatical errors.

Parent Ellen Gallery marked up the letter and posted the heavily corrected version on Twitter, writing: “Hey [Virginia Education Association], are you going to send out more of these grammar worksheets over break? My kids and I had a great time spotting errors! Did we find them all?”

Ms Gallery marked up about 20 errors in the letter sent by Arlington Education Association President Ingrid Gant to Arlington Schools Superintendent Dr Francisco Duran, calling for more on-site Covid tests to be provided amid the rapid spread of the Omicron variant of the virus.

Ms Gant argued that classes shouldn’t resume as planned in January until the schools’ testing capabilities are improved.

https://twitter.com/ellenfgallery/status/1476595737408507908


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To: Steely Tom

I looked.

I am unsurprised.


21 posted on 12/31/2021 3:41:22 PM PST by Lazamataz (I feel like it is 1937 Germany, and my last name is Feinberg.)
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To: grundle

Pathetic! 🙄


22 posted on 12/31/2021 3:46:00 PM PST by DennisR (Look around - God gives countless clues that He does, indeed, exist.)
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To: grundle

Arlington Education Association President Ingrid Gant

Grammatically Challenged?

23 posted on 12/31/2021 3:48:59 PM PST by MarvinStinson
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To: grundle

The high school math teacher of our friends’ daughter has no clue about math.


24 posted on 12/31/2021 3:56:01 PM PST by MayflowerMadam (When government fears the people, there is liberty.)
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To: Prince of Space

“I even found a few more errors, lol.”

I was going to say the same thing. :)


25 posted on 12/31/2021 3:58:58 PM PST by MayflowerMadam (When government fears the people, there is liberty.)
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To: grundle

The fire departments in are region are exemplifying domino outbreaks as well.

My favorite line; “exemplifying domino outbreaks”. Reads like a line of dialog from “Idiocracy”.


26 posted on 12/31/2021 4:04:07 PM PST by Flick Lives
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To: Lazamataz

Gramer b rasis yo.


27 posted on 12/31/2021 4:12:57 PM PST by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
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To: grundle

My teachers used “awk construction” and (my favorite) “turgid” a lot.

This letter is horribly written, overwrought, and just plain pathetic, not to mention full of hysteria and unfounded fears.


28 posted on 12/31/2021 4:17:25 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (81 million votes...and NOT ONE "Build Back Better" hat)
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To: Prince of Space

The author simply cannot write stating-forward, clear sentences. She is a horrible writer. But she does know how to clutch pearls.


29 posted on 12/31/2021 4:20:42 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (81 million votes...and NOT ONE "Build Back Better" hat)
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To: grundle

Real proof-reading - sweet!


30 posted on 12/31/2021 4:27:15 PM PST by Psalm 73 ("You'll never hear surf music again" - J. Hendrix)
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To: Dr. Sivana

The mom who marked up this letter missed ALOT of mistakes. She also made some mistakes with her “corrections”.

She must have never heard on an Oxford comma.

She also failed to cross out extraneous language, and failed to properly point out the use of excessively dire words.

My favorite guide to writing is Strunk and Whites “Elements of Style”. It’s the best short book for improving anyone’s writing for proper grammar and brevity.

I’m 68 and still use it on occasions.


31 posted on 12/31/2021 4:39:27 PM PST by WASCWatch ( WASC)
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To: FatherofFive

Comedian Marsha Warfield used to include the following in her stand-up routine:

“I went to public school in Detroit. I got a good education. For example, I learned to various conjugations of the verb ‘to be.’
I be.
He be.
She be.
We be.”


32 posted on 12/31/2021 5:50:31 PM PST by CFIIIMEIATP737
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To: CFIIIMEIATP737

Oh, you mean “ebonics?”


33 posted on 12/31/2021 5:52:55 PM PST by Jacquerie (ArticleVBlog.com)
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To: MarvinStinson

Thats a man baby!


34 posted on 12/31/2021 6:00:48 PM PST by dforest (Freaking insane world. )
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To: MarvinStinson
Superintendent: Dr. Francisco Duran


35 posted on 01/01/2022 8:16:03 AM PST by Albion Wilde (If science can’t be questioned, it’s not science anymore, it’s propaganda. --Aaron Rodgers)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom
This letter is horribly written, overwrought, and just plain pathetic, not to mention full of hysteria and unfounded fears.

It takes a lot of words to obfuscate the actual message, "It's better for us when we get paid to teach from home."

36 posted on 01/01/2022 8:26:46 AM PST by Albion Wilde (If science can’t be questioned, it’s not science anymore, it’s propaganda. --Aaron Rodgers)
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To: WASCWatch
The mom who marked up this letter missed ALOT of mistakes.

"A lot" is two words.

37 posted on 01/01/2022 8:27:56 AM PST by Albion Wilde (If science can’t be questioned, it’s not science anymore, it’s propaganda. --Aaron Rodgers)
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To: grundle

Read later.


38 posted on 01/01/2022 8:31:55 AM PST by NetAddicted ( Just looking)
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To: grundle

Shoulda picked our own damn cotton.


39 posted on 01/01/2022 8:38:28 AM PST by vexit
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To: grundle
A more accurate critique of the subject letter would be to type it as presented in an MS Word document, and again in a Google document, and see what the software editors would highlight as spelling or syntax errors. The author of the document may just have relied too heavily on technology to catch those mistakes and offer corrections.

And we know the draft would not have bene done in cursive.

40 posted on 01/01/2022 8:50:09 AM PST by Bernard (If a school can offer varsity sports, it should also offer varsity (honors) academics.)
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