Dear Yohannah,
If you are an English major, I would hate to know what your minor is!
I used to correct papers that looked like your writing and cringed every time I had to give them a passing grade. I believe that the school system is greatly at fault for passing nearly everyone now! Nevermind spell check ... it only corrects obviously misspelled words, not words that are incorrectly used in a sentence. And it does nothing to improve your own ability for spelling and/or grammar.
I strongly suggest you get yourself a good old fashioned dictionary and a thesaurus!!!
M
Dear Nomad,
William J. H. Boetcker once said:
“Your greatness is measured by your kindness; your education and intellect by your modesty; your ignorance is betrayed by your suspicions and prejudices, and your real caliber is measured by the consideration and tolerance you have for others.”
I know what I am made of. I know what I am worth. As a person I don't lose because i failed to grasp the "essence" of good grammer. Never in my life have i had a professor cringe because of my writing. I know you feel empowered and even important because you are able to spit up all this poison about my abilities as a writer or my understanding of the English language, and that's pitiful. I don't know how old you are , where you come from, or the type of education you received. Yet, i can tell you are pretentious and lack humility.
I am not ignorant and your words mean nothing. I came to this forum looking for some kind of guidance. I was refered by a friend who said this would be a very helpful place. I didn't think that i would be attacked left and right because i commented on post. You are a bully!! You don't care if gain anything from this. If you were such a great professor, maybe you would have recommended a source that would teach me "basic" English grammer without sarcasm, not put me on a chopping block so you can feel like you're better.
I welcome my battles and take them head-on. I know I have a long way to go and I am willing work on it. I have never tried to put anyone down because I felt that I was "better" at something.
I play sports and I've had the opportunity to work with many people. Some play at a higher level and others can't compare, but I never made those that couldn't perform feel bad.
P.S. If you think that me and and the girl/guy from the original post are the same person then you're free believe that , but i know who i am and at the end of the day that's all that matters.
