tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post4390965943298396096..comments2024-03-26T10:02:32.848-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Roberta X: Time's Arrow Gets EditedRoberta Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-81313973040846161432020-06-14T12:53:50.363-04:002020-06-14T12:53:50.363-04:00Filly...
The answer to your question is "Not...Filly...<br /><br />The answer to your question is "Not much".<br /><br />I was shocked to learn recently that many schools no longer teach cursive writing, much less grammar.<br /><br />Do your own thing, kid. Express yourself. <br /><br />Right!<br /><br />Pretty soon, we'll be in a world where babies are born with embedded chips, and won't need such old fashioned things as writing and grammar.John Peddie (Toronto)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13352390633776699430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-19032113382579346812020-06-12T15:01:07.223-04:002020-06-12T15:01:07.223-04:00And ya know... If someone makes a weird request l...And ya know... If someone makes a weird request like 'bring a pencil to me in the bath!' that sounds odd, but you gotta hop to and do those odd requests because A) there is prolly a good reason, and B) fulfilling it will let you in on scheme. <br /><br />"I need and artichoke, a cork screw, and a half gallon of mineral spirits, T-Bolt!" You <i>know</i> I am on that one and looking for my car keys in case i have to go to the store. I have no idea where all that is goin, but I wanna see it get there. New Jovian Thunderbolthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09452246769246304612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-57136714697657658212020-06-12T11:30:12.105-04:002020-06-12T11:30:12.105-04:00This is not the first time I have seen this error....This is not the first time I have seen this error. I don't get it. But I can remember seeing at least twice, in books/articles by different authors, the word "ancestor" used when clearly "descendant" was meant.<br /><br />What DO they teach them at these schools?fillyjonkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13016436113169230368noreply@blogger.com