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Foofoogal

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KittyT. Your photos are hilarious.
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Not sure what Texas school that guy went to but I did indeed have grammar in the 1970s and learned how to diagram a sentence. Amazing how much you forget over time though.
 

tuppence

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Now I have Windows7 I can't find my spellcheck. My goodness I think that was invaluble for allowing not to look like a total dummy.
When I went to school, past primary, spelling was fairly unimportant. It was the content that mattered. Maybe they foresaw? spellcheck.
I know a lot of smart people who can't spell.
 
Foofoogal said:
KittyT. Your photos are hilarious.
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Not sure what Texas school that guy went to but I did indeed have grammar in the 1970s and learned how to diagram a sentence. Amazing how much you forget over time though.


They did the same thing here in the 70s but it was a transitional era. New math was being taught along with grammar the right way. I used to come home every day and have my mother reteach me the right way to do math. It killed the teacher that I could get the right answer with fewer steps and do it with old math. In the long run she gave up and I won---I was the only one allowed to do so however as I just couldn't do it the roundabout way they had invented. :rolleyes: :eusa_doh:
 
tuppence said:
I don't even know what diagraming a sentence is:eek:

obama-sentence-diagram-5806-1234983534-13.jpg


A little easier example:
compound_complex_sentence_diagram.jpg
 

randooch

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Derek Cavin said:
My wife's friend is a teacher and that was one of the main things I asked her to focus on with her students.
A professor once told me you can't judge a persons intelligence by their spelling abilities, but it sure does help I thought. Reviewing a resume, spelling is one of the first things I look for.

Just saying . . . :)
 

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randooch said:
Just saying . . . :)

Heh. I noticed Navel Academy in the original post. Who knew there is a school dedicated to Omphaloskepsis? :icon_smil

It's a classic example of Gaudere's Law:
Any post made to point out a spelling or grammar error will invariably contain a spelling or grammar error.
 

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