gremmer & stuf (Article Response #2)

A horrible mistake at a local Pet Warehouse

I agree with a lot of his opinions on the matter. I judge people based on grammar constantly. I learned most of my grammar skills through reading a lot in elementary and middle school. The knowledge of basic rules doubled with Journalism I. As far as I'm concerned, grammar is an easy way to grade intelligence (which is sort of horrible to say) at least in formal writing.

I still have problems with some of the rules. Lie : Lay : Lied constantly trip me up. I hesitate to use any of them and re-word my sentence to accommodate my gap of understanding. When in doubt, leave it out. English is a difficult language to fully grasp - even if you're a native speaker - but some things should never be a problem after third grade. For example:

You're           Your

Our               Are

Their   There   They're

Witch            Which

There's a never ending list of these. Learn them - that's right, pay attention in English for a bit  -  or be judged.

Cheers,
Michelle