When did "Medireview" = Medieval???
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EricNoah
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Re: just because a lot of people are wrong, doesn't make it right
Ah so you'd rather have a dictionary that tells you *how* to talk, rather than a dictionary that describes how some people *actually* talk. I never thought I'd see a "prescriptive vs. descriptive dictionary" debate here! It's a librarian's dream come true!
kyuss said:
Ah so you'd rather have a dictionary that tells you *how* to talk, rather than a dictionary that describes how some people *actually* talk. I never thought I'd see a "prescriptive vs. descriptive dictionary" debate here! It's a librarian's dream come true!
Wolfspider
Explorer
And an English teacher's.
Pielorinho
Iron Fist of Pelor
Your dreams come true?
Man, you English teachers and librarians need to get out of the house more!
Daniel
Man, you English teachers and librarians need to get out of the house more!
Daniel
Wolfspider
Explorer
Tell me about it....
Maerdwyn
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Course description from the English dept. at Dominican University of California (emphasis mine):
"ENGL 3426/3427/3428/3429 Literary Magazine: 1 (1 unit) Practical experience in reviewuating , editing, and publishing writings submitted for the University literary magazine, Tuxedo. Students gain the skills necessary to produce this on-line journal. Grade: Pass/Fail. Fall, Spring Semesters (D, P)"
And from a course syllabus at Minnesota State University:
"Reports will be reviewuated for clarity, completeness in following report guidelines, grammar, spelling and organization. The reports are expected to be group efforts...."
"ENGL 3426/3427/3428/3429 Literary Magazine: 1 (1 unit) Practical experience in reviewuating , editing, and publishing writings submitted for the University literary magazine, Tuxedo. Students gain the skills necessary to produce this on-line journal. Grade: Pass/Fail. Fall, Spring Semesters (D, P)"
And from a course syllabus at Minnesota State University:
"Reports will be reviewuated for clarity, completeness in following report guidelines, grammar, spelling and organization. The reports are expected to be group efforts...."
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Re: just because a lot of people are wrong, doesn't make it right
I imagine that a British person might find it funny for a Canadian or American to complain about alternate pronunciations becoming official in the language, but I'm not British so I suppose that I wouldn't know for sure. Of course a middle english British person might find the same funny of a modern British person, and so on...
kyuss said:
I imagine that a British person might find it funny for a Canadian or American to complain about alternate pronunciations becoming official in the language, but I'm not British so I suppose that I wouldn't know for sure. Of course a middle english British person might find the same funny of a modern British person, and so on...
Pielorinho
Iron Fist of Pelor
Re: just because a lot of people are wrong, doesn't make it right
When correcting someone's grammar, please observe the following rules:
1) Capitalize your sentences.
2) Place a space between a word and a beginning parenthesis that follows it.
3) Place a comma after "i.e."
4) Do not place a comma between the subject and predicate of a sentence unless another rule requires the comma.
5) Spell "hideous" correctly.
6) Don't begin the sentence with "whatever"; though I'm sure this is incorrect grammar, I'm not sure what the rule is.
I hope this helps!
Daniel
(now going back and very carefully looking over his prevoius posts for mistakes)
kyuss said:
When correcting someone's grammar, please observe the following rules:
1) Capitalize your sentences.
2) Place a space between a word and a beginning parenthesis that follows it.
3) Place a comma after "i.e."
4) Do not place a comma between the subject and predicate of a sentence unless another rule requires the comma.
5) Spell "hideous" correctly.
6) Don't begin the sentence with "whatever"; though I'm sure this is incorrect grammar, I'm not sure what the rule is.
I hope this helps!
Daniel
(now going back and very carefully looking over his prevoius posts for mistakes)
