tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post1369231314930570201..comments2023-06-15T09:13:45.467-04:00Comments on Liberty's Torch: Complaints (UPDATED)Francis W. Porrettohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05862584203772592282noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-24571703550739367462018-06-15T10:23:33.852-04:002018-06-15T10:23:33.852-04:00Me flunked English? That's unpossible!Me flunked English? That's unpossible!Jahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02189585539341286123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-76717874292155140642018-06-14T13:10:00.190-04:002018-06-14T13:10:00.190-04:00Childrens' and sheeps'? That is the first ...Childrens' and sheeps'? That is the first I've heard of that rule. Do you have an authority to quote on that?<br />I checked my Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, which was given to me in 1972. Yes, I've lugged it around since then. It lists 'proven' as an acceptable past tense for 'prove', in addition to 'proved'. FWIW.daniel_dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18399665251275194585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-8203029525883563752018-06-14T10:16:21.675-04:002018-06-14T10:16:21.675-04:00Re: complaining - I ran across this today. It made...Re: complaining - I ran across this today. It made me think about how I handle irritations.<br /><br />http://stuartschneiderman.blogspot.com/2018/06/forever-complaining.htmlLinda Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15024201252345608291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-72794826578181757052018-06-14T10:11:33.482-04:002018-06-14T10:11:33.482-04:00Pascal Fervor: When I get into a corner (with or w...Pascal Fervor: When I get into a corner (with or without sheep), I re-word to get out of it:<br /><br />Try referring to the group of sheep as a flock.<br /><br />You can have multiple flocks, just as you can have multiple groups. But, the term flock refers to multiple sheep under the direction of a single owner/shepherd.<br /><br />I'm gonna bookmark this grammar lesson. Should you ever get around to writing a grammar book, I'd buy it.<br /><br />She's quite likely dead by now, but - kudos to Miss Sprague, the Grammar Nazi of my Freshman year. She managed to drive the basics into my thick head, for which I remain grateful.<br /><br />Linda Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15024201252345608291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-65593154325951909292018-06-14T08:53:40.975-04:002018-06-14T08:53:40.975-04:00I'm currently taking a grammar refresher class...I'm currently taking a grammar refresher class through my local library. Sentence structure is my weak point. I know what I want to say, but putting it in proper order, proper punctuation, and getting my point across is always a problem. It makes me very self-conscious to comment on blogs I read, not to mention the time it takes to write the comment because it never seems to read like I'm thinking of it in my mind.<br /> <br />Weirdest thing ever...when I signed up for the class I actually thought of you and thought that you should teach grammar class, and voila, you give us a grammar class!<br /><br />See, I think the above sentence is probably all wrong. It seems too long. Maybe it should be two sentences. Is the ... thing correct or should it be a comma? Instead of the commas between class and and, should I have used a semicolon? The whole thing is one thought so it should only be one sentence, right?<br /> <br />In spite of doing well in the class, it looks like it's not translating into my real life writing. LOL!Staceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09570071928815481162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-84917945170318270292018-06-13T16:00:57.415-04:002018-06-13T16:00:57.415-04:00And please, pretty please, don't "tow the...And please, pretty please, don't "<b>tow</b> the line". It's fine where it is and you're not a barge horse.FrankChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07349761659165064987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-31075968619099926802018-06-13T15:40:01.991-04:002018-06-13T15:40:01.991-04:00I note that you did not address the "lose/loo...I note that you did not address the "lose/loose" error. Shame!:-).jabrwokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14537636497352864636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-59699235454327777172018-06-13T14:04:44.414-04:002018-06-13T14:04:44.414-04:00I'm glad you saved the subjunctive for last.
...<br />I'm glad you saved the subjunctive for last.<br /><br />I was scolded not to use if as you have done at all. Rather the form should be<br />“Were I a good cyclist, I’d enter the race next week.”<br />“Were Cynthia tall, she would make a good model.” <br /><br />My scold was quite a good engineer. Was he wrong, splitting hairs, or also correct?<br /><br />And finally: Is it the sheep's pasture or the sheeps' pasture? Is this one of the rare exceptions of which you wrote?Pascalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00303025432356543062noreply@blogger.com