Kolleen

>Commas and grammar are not insubstantial.
>Priorities, my dear!
>Nance


LOL and a <<<big grin>>>

on the flip side here, NY schools have stopped teaching grammar years
ago. Something about the ethnicity of the area and most people having
English as a second language - and therefore there are not really any
grammar rules that can be decided as which is right or wrong.

I found this out when one of my employees told me she was teaching her
son grammar because the schools didn't.

I was a bit shocked.. but then after spending quite some time in computer
geekland, I realized that talking to people from all around the world who
don't speak the language but write it solely to communicate to others are
struggling enough for a common ground - grammar would definately confuse
the issue even more.

So along with forgetting most of what I've learned in school, grammar
became very low on the priority list and finding a way to communicate
became high.

Now, if I were a writer for a publication, I'd definately want some
editing!!! There's nothing like looking like what you say has no value
because of it being sloppily presented.


:-)

kolleen

rumpleteasermom

--- In Unschooling-dotcom@y..., Kolleen <Kolleen@m...> wrote:

>
> Now, if I were a writer for a publication, I'd definately want some
> editing!!! There's nothing like looking like what you say has no
value
> because of it being sloppily presented.
>
>
> :-)
>
> kolleen

When I was in college, I had to unlearn some of my grammar beliefs
when I started doing creative writing. For someone who was drilled
and drilled and drilled in catholic school about how it is supposed
to be, that was difficult. When I was 18 I also had some lessons to
learn about making assuptions about people based on their use of
language. I learned that there were some really intelligent people
out there with very poor grammar.

Bridget