It's your language. You use it every day. You should strive to master it. My late mother, a 27-year, graduate-level professor of English, embedded that in my brain once upon a time. I’m not nearly as smart as she was, but I’m sharp enough to recognize that the vast majority of native-born Americans can’t speak or write English worth a lick.
Thursday, August 14, 2008
They Sure Is
"I know he’s now famous in South Texas; but even his family is now big celebrities in La Vernia."
This came from the mouth of a sportscaster? That doesn't shock me too much... (Someday I wish *I* could be a sportscaster, but I swear, my grammar would be GOOD...)
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This came from the mouth of a sportscaster? That doesn't shock me too much... (Someday I wish *I* could be a sportscaster, but I swear, my grammar would be GOOD...)
Grammarphile: Like shooting fish in a barrel, I know ;-) I’ll keep an eye out for your sports casting debut :-)
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