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.
Monday, February 15, 2010
Awkward Sentence
"What was your level of nervousness?" Matt Lauer, Today Show, 2010.02.15
Maybe there's a nervousness level chart we don't know about - something like Homeland Security's Terrorist Threat Level thingee: "Well, Matt, I was definitely at Nervousness Level Orange. I was dripping with sweat and my hands were shaking."
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Maybe there's a nervousness level chart we don't know about - something like Homeland Security's Terrorist Threat Level thingee: "Well, Matt, I was definitely at Nervousness Level Orange. I was dripping with sweat and my hands were shaking."
Remember the more complex the sentence, the more intelligent you appear.....
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