I don't remember diagramming sentences. I have no clue what the difference is between transitive and intransitive verbs. My kick-ass high school English teacher ran us through the grammar bits for a semester--probably around '77 or '78--and we all failed. Then we got back to studying Shakespeare as God intended. I can write a good sentence, and I'm good at things like tenses and pronoun agreement and such. But don't ask me what the parts are. I know what sounds right, but I don't know why.
Zoe: My man would never fall for that. Wash: Most of my head wishes I had.
'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Natter 47: My Brilliance Is Wasted On You People
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Connie Neil - Oct 23, 2006 5:29:33 am PDT #4911 of 10001
brillig
brenda m - Oct 23, 2006 5:29:36 am PDT #4912 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
We diagrammed, in 9th grade english and previously. I distinctly remember tuning all that out.
brenda m - Oct 23, 2006 5:31:06 am PDT #4913 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Also, yay new tv! And yay Tivo already hooked up and running.
They showed up like five minutes after I posted. Fortunately, while I did not get far on the cleaning, I did use that window of time to put on a bra. And they were in and out so fast the tip thing never came up.
sarameg - Oct 23, 2006 5:33:52 am PDT #4914 of 10001
Two cars, on the same road, opposite direction. Both making left turns without an arrow across traffic. One pulled far enough forward so as to ostensibly block the other's path. As to why one did not go AROUND the other, or make a tight turn, well, that's the stupid part. There was gesticulating.
tommyrot - Oct 23, 2006 5:36:57 am PDT #4915 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Also, yay new tv!
Cool!
For the utmost in TV reliability, you should perform the 'New TV' ritual. You'll need sparklers.
tommyrot - Oct 23, 2006 5:37:55 am PDT #4916 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
As to why one did not go AROUND the other, or make a tight turn, well, that's the stupid part. There was gesticulating.
Maybe they will be kept so busy by this they won't have time to breed.
Daisy Jane - Oct 23, 2006 5:38:35 am PDT #4917 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Skipped way ahead to squee for Jessica!
SQUEEEEEEEE! Yay y'all!
sarameg - Oct 23, 2006 5:39:35 am PDT #4918 of 10001
Maybe they will be kept so busy by this they won't have time to breed.
Too late. There were childrenboth in the sedan and the minivan. Learning by example, don't you know!
Jessica - Oct 23, 2006 5:48:44 am PDT #4919 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
My 6th grade English teacher was...intense. We diagrammed sentences. We memorized all the articles and all of the pronouns and were quizzed on how fast we could recite them all in front of the class.
(a all an another any both each every few many...)
It was hellish while it lasted, but I learned more in that one year than in any other English class for the rest of my school career. I aced grammar quizzes in high school without a second thought that made the rest of the class wince in pain. So it was a good experience in the end.
Zenkitty - Oct 23, 2006 5:49:26 am PDT #4920 of 10001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
My SAT math score went down too. Dammit.
I am sad that I cannot find a photo of my lion on the web.