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Okay, folks.
04/26/04
Okay, folks.
Quote of the day, courtesy of my history prof, Dr. M, who, might I add, is an incredibly smart man, however snobbily intellectual he might seem at times. He's actually very understanding and reasonable, but when he gets on a crusade, you can only grin. Anyways, back to the quote:
"You guys have to realize that unless you learn to use proper English grammar, people aren't ever going to take you serious!"
...
Haw haw haw. Life is so great sometimes...
15 comments
Comment from: abbey [Visitor]
that's "quotation", not "quote". one is a noun and the other is a verb.
that's what my english professor is a stickler about.
04/26/04 @ 11:36
Comment from: abbey [Visitor]
and why i inflict that reminder on someone else like he does on us, i have no idea. my apologies.
:P
04/26/04 @ 11:41
Comment from: abbey [Visitor]
oh wait! hey, his quotation is not grammatical correct!
oh, that's the joke then, eh? ok. i get it..
04/26/04 @ 11:42
Comment from: abbey [Visitor]
no wait. maybe not.. maybe it should be "people will never take you serious" instead of "people are not ever going to take you serious". no, that shouldn't matter. they're both right. he's right. ok.
04/26/04 @ 11:44
Comment from: abbey [Visitor]
pause for reflection, abbey.. pause for reflection.
but it's so much more fun to post my sortings out loud..
04/26/04 @ 11:47
Comment from: John [Visitor]
wow, that makes me want to take an english course.
on saturday night i went to see he[ck]boy with some friends, and they used
'we' instead of 'us' a couple times. i guess that's what i should expect from
movies with such titles. ;)
04/26/04 @ 13:17
Comment from: Martha [Visitor]
The eight and five year-old in the house are always correcting my grammar. They read more, and read heavier books, than most of the kids on campus...
04/26/04 @ 14:45
Comment from: Cassie [Visitor]
Yes, that was the joke, Abbey. :D
Sorry about the misuse of "quote." That's why I'm not in front of a classroom, lecturing on grammar. :)
Atrocious, J, absolutely awful. Heh. I like the carefull censoring of "He[ck]boy." Was it any good? I heard that it's rahther interesting for a comic book style movie...
Marti, what would they charge for tutoring?
04/26/04 @ 15:06
Comment from: tsj [Visitor]
On the contrary, Abbey: OED declares "quote" to function perfectly well as a noun.
04/26/04 @ 18:58
Comment from: Cassie [Visitor]
He speaks! So... is my reputation as a formerly-homeschooled writer redeemed?
04/26/04 @ 20:00
Comment from: M [Visitor]
Marti, what would they charge for tutoring?
They only work with loco[al]s, I'm told. :B
04/27/04 @ 15:21
Comment from: brian [Visitor]
the whole "he[ck]boy" reminds me of our firey psalm 66 bible studies...
"HECKFIRE AND DANGNATION!"
:P
04/29/04 @ 07:37
Comment from: Cassie [Visitor]
heh. That's awesome. I think that's what they preach at my church, actually.
04/29/04 @ 11:30
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