#grammar shenanigans

[happycabbage]

OK, everybody. The word is prophesied. Not prophesized.

We are not biggie sizing our prophecies. OK? That is all.

[bookgeekgrrl]

[amelancholycharm]

ellie-valsin replied to your post “wish me luck; I have to teach some grammar today I’m SO terrible at...”

Just for me, remember to teach "fewer, not less." ;)

Well, right now the really desperate issue is comma use, because of cases like the following:

Me: So how did you determine where to put the commas in this essay you just wrote?

Student: Well, I finished writing it and then thought, Hey, this needs some commas, so I just...sprinkled them in afterwards?

Me: Yeah...yeah, I can see that.

...but I promise when I get to it I’ll make sure to enforce the “fewer, not less” rule - I can even cite you if you like:)

[vagina-metaphors]

And now, for my 845th post:

media, n.

plural of medium

The materials used in a specific artistic technique

mediums, n.

plural of medium

Those thought to have the power to communicate with the spirits of the dead or with agents of another world or dimension.

Please be advised that these aren't the same thing.

[vagina-metaphors]

Dear Everyone,

These things are not the same:

I should have gone to that lesson on grammar.

I should of gone to that lesson on grammar.

The first one is a correct sentence. It accurately employs the past conditional tense. It expresses that you regret not attending the grammar lesson.

The second one is not a correct sentence. It uses a preposition in the place of an auxiliary or "helping" verb. This sentence doesn't actually mean anything. On second thought, I suppose it means you think verbal colloquialisms are grammatically and syntactically correct, which just makes me and your ninth grade English teacher sad.