Showing posts with label smarts. Show all posts
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Grammar: pick your fights, please
If you are good at grammar, and you notice some bad grammar, there are two different things you can do about it:
1. Say something.
2. Don't say anything.
If you fall into the first camp, you are either 17 and think you are cool because you know what an infinitive is while the guy in your teacher-imposed study group does not, or you are just someone who doesn't know how to pick your fights. I'm sorry! Those are the only possibilities.
Why don't you just not say anything? Don't you know that the rule about splitting infinitives is antiquated. And sometimes bad grammar is better than good grammar at letting readers know how you really feel. Did you ever think about that?
You should think about doing a run-on sentence once, or adding exclamation marks where once there were none. It will probably free your mind.
Tuesday
A type of person who needs to be taught a lesson.
Lots of people have natural competitive streaks, and that's okay as long as you know how to control it. And if you're a mature adult you can probably do that.
So what what's wrong with those people who can't. You are 35 and you beam with pride when you are beating your nephew 35-16 in Boggle, instead of thinking that maybe you need to take it easy the next round. Not let him win, just take it easy. That would be the normal thing to do. Do you still think the normal thing is to play 100% of your game in all situations? You need to be taught a lesson.
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