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Originally Posted by BabyGirl Rosie  I think most of us would be surprised if we read the book. As far as my writing, I graduated in May with my Masters. I wrote paper after paper after paper. I always had a friend of mine (English Teacher) proof it. It did not matter how good I thought the paper was she always managed to find something.  I think grammar is becoming a thing of the past. Right now in middle schools the main focus is reading. I am not sure about the lower grades. |
Yeah when I think about high school I remember writing little essays and reading Shakespeare but never being given a formal textbook on grammar. I grew up in a rural community and my speaking usually contains a lot of slangs. If I'm in a business meeting I have to think clearly before speaking so that I sound educated. I think this passed down to my writing as well. I don't understand how a person can be an english teacher in high school if you can't speak clear english yourself.
you'd all probably laugh if you heard me say, "I'm going out and about in a boat."
