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Pastimes : SI Grammar and Spelling Lab -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: jbe who wrote (4)	11/29/1997 7:27:00 PM
From: HairyWho?	Respond to of 4711

I enjoyed your case-specific approach to teaching. I believe this particular method of instruction will be very effective since we're all guilty of similar crimes. I would also like to add that putting these abstract words and Latin phrases in all upper-case letters doesn't make them more intelligible. In fact, it only emphasizes the ignorance of the communication. Because I know that I have certain limitations with language, I try to operate effectively within these limitations. Saying something simply does not have to mean saying something simple. Hemingway wrote in a very direct and simple manner. It did not diminish the power of his stories or characters.

To: jbe who wrote (4)	11/30/1997 10:46:00 AM
From: jbe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4711

"Your" for "you're." I don't understand why this particular booboo is so common on SI. Unlike the confusion between "its" and "it's," there seems to be no logical reason for it. Anyway, here goes: "your" is a possessive adjective, modifying a noun, as in "your stock." "You're" is a contraction of "you are." Thus, you cannot write:"I hear your going to sell your stock." What you should write is: "I hear you're going to sell your stock." Motto: When in doubt, don't contract. Use the full form, as in "you are," "it is," etc.