tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4780869564504404279.post1941016849458538211..comments2023-05-27T07:32:46.856-04:00Comments on Bob Warr 'n Picket Fences: Grammar Policeman Arrests Selfvanillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11978025976591113499noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4780869564504404279.post-79326846617954807712014-11-13T13:28:25.477-05:002014-11-13T13:28:25.477-05:00Vee, recently I have found that the instruction I ...Vee, recently I have found that the instruction I received in grammar irritates me twice: once when the instruction was given, and now again when I observe that it was, indeed, a waste of time, because no one seems to use correct grammar anymore.<br /><br />Every child is being left farther and farther behind every day. But guess what? Won't be long until all the old troglodytes are no longer here to fret about it.<br /><br />(Or as nearly everyone says nowadays "further.")vanillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978025976591113499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4780869564504404279.post-73229566519115600742014-11-13T12:40:29.767-05:002014-11-13T12:40:29.767-05:00I wanted to do a correction on Facebook yesterday ...I wanted to do a correction on Facebook yesterday but restrained myself. I'm thinking maybe the writers of core curriculum materials in Idaho were not schooled in past participles. Soon, no child will know about them and every child will be "left behind."Veehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12222653231278680963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4780869564504404279.post-19715617046755060182014-11-12T19:35:57.914-05:002014-11-12T19:35:57.914-05:00Lin, it is a tough call. Slackers should be repri...Lin, it is a tough call. Slackers should be reprimanded and/or corrected, but whose job is it to do that? And that call cuts close if the dilatory behavior makes it harder for you to do your job. <br /><br />Well, soldier on, don't assume responsibilities that aren't yours. Smile.<br />vanillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978025976591113499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4780869564504404279.post-36443770769261603292014-11-12T19:01:50.501-05:002014-11-12T19:01:50.501-05:00I'm not a big grammar policewoman because I am...I'm not a big grammar policewoman because I am probably guilty of infractions myself, but I am a policewoman on many other accounts. Work especially. I am working on letting the infractions go there too. I think it will make me a better me. Linhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07042143254001890567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4780869564504404279.post-40270092468289219262014-11-12T18:46:47.946-05:002014-11-12T18:46:47.946-05:00Chuck, yeah, I think the paperwork got lost somewh...Chuck, yeah, I think the paperwork got lost somewhere.vanillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978025976591113499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4780869564504404279.post-34957415367552661482014-11-12T18:07:40.287-05:002014-11-12T18:07:40.287-05:00I was hoping to read that the "policeman"...I was hoping to read that the "policeman" was released on his own recognizance. Then I realized he was probably never booked--on this count. Secondary Roadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05116234285533139701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4780869564504404279.post-16627580817327291212014-11-12T14:46:01.282-05:002014-11-12T14:46:01.282-05:00Grace, well, yes. Covertly calling attention to t...Grace, well, yes. Covertly calling attention to the perp; but I had the evil notion to post it for all to see. Not cool.vanillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978025976591113499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4780869564504404279.post-7194790092754108662014-11-12T11:15:57.249-05:002014-11-12T11:15:57.249-05:00Ah but don't you think it would be kind to let...Ah but don't you think it would be kind to let them know of their error? I like to be told when I make an error - how else can I learn and improve?Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02779872914493612101noreply@blogger.com