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Patricia Maertens's avatar

My late English teacher would be so happy to see this post.

Joanna Campbell Slan's avatar

Share with her! And give her a pat on the back!

Patricia Maertens's avatar

Joanna, ever since i talked with you and your hubby, it seems that my life

has been a bit brighter. At 85, I don’t go a lot but enjoy people anyway. My comment about my late teacher is right on. She even went to school with my mother. She wouldn’t let us get away with any bad writing. I pray for her every night, of course, I pray for many people. I think of it as responding to God’s work through those around us.

Joanna Campbell Slan's avatar

Pat, I am happy to hear that things are better. I don’t doubt that your praying for other people comes right back in the form of prayers for you. And it makes me happy to know you are out there, thinking of ways to make life better for all of us.

Sonja Akins's avatar

Here’s a pet peeve: “would of” when it should be “would’ve.” 🥴

Joanna Campbell Slan's avatar

Yes, and I am guilty of doing that verbally.

Sonja Akins's avatar

Verbally, who can tell the difference? But grammatically, it makes all the difference! 😉

Neil S. Plakcy's avatar

Love the use of the word cloud!

Amy Lynn Rosen's avatar

I learned in college journalism classes that your friend is absolutely correct about the use of “more than” and “over”.

Joanna Campbell Slan's avatar

I love this distinction!

Amy Lynn Rosen's avatar

My second grade teacher made the grammar simple, for my second grade self. She said, leave out the other noun, such as another person or animal. She didn’t bother with direct objects or the object of a preposition, which still momentarily confuses me.

Joanna Campbell Slan's avatar

I had a great Latin teacher. She really helped me! And yes, that “trick” about leaving out one noun, works!

Karen's avatar

New friend for Jax?