If she’s a school teacher who is critical of grammar then statistically she will get most of what she criticizes dead wrong. I bet that the passive voice (which she probably thinks is a tense) is the one thing she hates above all other.
I heard this story 40 years ago: A woman buys an electric iron, but it doesn’t work. She dreads writing the manufacturer to complain, as she has the same apprehensions as Betty. Finally, simply writes, ‘My iron she no get hot.’ She got a new iron.
don’t use spellcheck – then we would have fun with such things as then there would be their and they’re for there, there. I perfer two tents for too tense. But spellcheck will only give me spellcheque when I want a check mark. .this could be fun. or is that phun?
wilb44 almost 13 years ago
Ain’t nothing to get upset about. (Spell check didn’t flag ain’t????)
Plods with ...™ almost 13 years ago
Then let Gramma write it.
Richard Howland-Bolton Premium Member almost 13 years ago
If she’s a school teacher who is critical of grammar then statistically she will get most of what she criticizes dead wrong. I bet that the passive voice (which she probably thinks is a tense) is the one thing she hates above all other.
Happy, happy, happy!!! Premium Member almost 13 years ago
hence… “noicantspell”, for all the retired teachers on this web site. i stopped fighting that monster a loooong time ago.
@tail wind. i remember when they put “ain’t” in the dictionary. some people had fits.
ted.hering almost 13 years ago
I heard this story 40 years ago: A woman buys an electric iron, but it doesn’t work. She dreads writing the manufacturer to complain, as she has the same apprehensions as Betty. Finally, simply writes, ‘My iron she no get hot.’ She got a new iron.
Hunter7 almost 13 years ago
don’t use spellcheck – then we would have fun with such things as then there would be their and they’re for there, there. I perfer two tents for too tense. But spellcheck will only give me spellcheque when I want a check mark. .this could be fun. or is that phun?