[Rhodes22-list] Grammer

[L. Sailor]

Yes, I remember that discussion. I'm sure the students
love it, as not there are no rules,as you say,  , If
it feels good and you are understood, it's ok, do it."
(Does that have a ring back to the 60's??     ;^)

It's unfortunate the administrators are abdicating
their responsibility; but isn't that what the culture
is right now??

(BTW...the tuition to becomed a 'learned' illiterate
is how much???   ;^)

elle


--- 3drecon at comcast.net wrote:

> There was a new story a few years ago that
> Georgetown was going to eliminate classic liturature
> from the mandatory curricula.  I can't really take
> apart a sentence but I learned to write by reading
> the classics.  They want to teach "relative" English
> (similar to "relative" mathamatics).  If it feels
> good and you are understood, it's ok.  The
> administrators are doing the students a great
> disservice.  
> 
> Philip
> 
> 
> -------------- Original message -------------- 
> From: "L. Sailor" <watermusic38 at yahoo.com> 
> 
> > We'll be seeing more, not less, of this as we reap
> the 
> > rewards of the anti-grammar movements of the 70's-
> 
> > 90's. 
> > 
> > elle 
> > 
> > --- 3drecon at comcast.net wrote: 
> > 
> > > How about "for" free or "less" people (or insert
> 
> > > your own object) rather than "fewer". It makes
> me 
> > > crazy! 
> > > 
> > > Philip 
> > > 
> > > -------------- Original message -------------- 
> > > From: "L. Sailor" 
> > > 
> > > > An easy way to remember: 
> > > > 
> > > > "I imply, you infer" and 'Bring & come', 'take
> & 
> > > go.' 
> > > > 
> > > > Do you think they'll ever get 'number' &
> 'amount' 
> > > > straight again...as in "A large amount of 
> > > accidents on 
> > > > I-95." AARGH. 
> > > > 
> > > > (Sorry...the schoolmarm just reared her 
> > > pince-nez'd 
> > > > head...) 
> > > > 
> > > > elle 
> > > > 
> > > > --- Herb Parsons wrote: 
> > > > 
> > > > > Small point, but you're misusing the word 
> > > "infer". 
> > > > > You would have made the implication, Brad
> would 
> > > have 
> > > > > (but maybe not) drawn the inference. 
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > Herb Parsons 
> > > > > 
> > > > > S/V O'Jure 
> > > > > 1976 O'Day 25 
> > > > > Lake Grapevine, N TX 
> > > > > 
> > > > > S/V Reve de Papa 
> > > > > 1971 Coronado 35 
> > > > > Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana Coast 
> > > > > 
> > > > > >>> DCLewis1 at aol.com 10/26/2006 3:26:05 pm
> >>> 
> > > > > 
> > > > > In a message dated 10/26/2006 9:16:12 A.M. 
> > > Eastern 
> > > > > Standard Time, 
> > > > > flybrad at gmail.com writes: 
> > > > > 
> > > > > Remember, "Good people sleep peaceably in
> their 
> > > beds 
> > > > > at night only because 
> > > > > rough men stand ready to do violence on
> their 
> > > > > behalf." 
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > Brad, 
> > > > > 
> > > > > Regarding "read between the lines": In my 
> > > experience 
> > > > > reading between the 
> > > > > lines applies to poetry and fiction -
> perhaps 
> > > that's 
> > > > > were you're experience 
> > > > > is. But in the real world, if I wanted to
> say 
> > > the 
> > > > > men and women in the service 
> > > > > were to dumb to get jobs in the private
> sector I 
> > > 
> > > > > would have said it plainly. 
> > > > > I didn't say it, I didn't infer it, and I
> didn't 
> > > 
> > > > > think it. You might well 
> > > > > served if you learned to read the English 
> > > language 
> > > > > as it's presented and 
> > > > > curb your imaginative paranoid tendencies. 
> > > > > 
> > > > > As to Remember, "Good people sleep peaceably
> in 
> > > > > their beds at night only 
> > > > > because 
> > > > > rough men stand ready to do violence on
> their 
> > > > > behalf." 
> > > > > 
> > > > > Who protects the good people from the rough
> men? 
> > > Oh 
> > > > > yeah, there is that 
> > > > > problem, and there is no free lunch. Good
> people 
> > > 
> > > > > have to protect themselves, 
> > > > > and we're quite capable of doing that. I
> don't 
> > > need 
> > > > > any rough man to do 
> > > > > violence on my behalf, thank you, and I
> suspect 
> > > that 
> > > > > applies to everyone else on 
> > > > > this list. 
> > > > > 
> > > > > Dave 
> > > > > 
> > >
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