Vocabulary
So, I was looking at my GRE book at the vocabulary words (mostly the ones in the top 100). I read many of them to my mom. Teaching/working together and communicating really helps me.
I need to study for the other sections of the test and for the subject test as well. Also, I need to pick a Grad school and find a job! Yikes! I feel so behind.
I was also looking at someone's facebook status, which used the word "alot," and it really bothered me. I know it's anal, but I thought to myself, "A lot is two words!"
Another person frequently makes nonsensical sentences, so I wonder if he's dyslexic or simply spelling and grammar impaired.
I guess I really think people should have a basic grasp of the English language (if it is their first language.) Actually, I know of some foreign people who speak better English than your average American. I know it's a bit anal, but I do value education.
So, the following is a grammar/spelling lesson of things I've commonly seen people misuse. Yay! (Yeah, one of the things I considered specializing in is etymology, because it involves methods and patterns. Yay math and science!)
you're = a contraction of you are
your = the possessive form of you
are = a form of the word "be"
our = the posessive form of we
there = a place that is not here
their = the possessive form of they
they're = a contraction of they are
whose = the possessive form of who or which
who's = a contraction of who is
it's = a contraction of it is
its = the possessive form of it
Commonly misspelled words:
discussion
ridiculous
desperate
Language is interesting to me--English especially, because it is so abnormal.
Probably the most difficult distinction to grasp is that of who versus whom. It's taken me a while, but I think I finally understand it (although in a few situations I still get confused.)
Who is used as the subject of the sentence and whom is used as an object of a sentence. Generally speaking, if there's a preposition proceding it, the proper usage is whom. (I am sending this letter to whom?) People tend not to use the word " whom" any more.
I'm nerdy. I remember loving grammar in grade school.
I remember learning Quechua in my college Spanish class. It was so methodical and regular that it was natural for me to pick up!
I know people don't like it when they are corrected, but I don't mind.
Feel free to correct me.
Haha, I'm so lame.
I need to study for the other sections of the test and for the subject test as well. Also, I need to pick a Grad school and find a job! Yikes! I feel so behind.
I was also looking at someone's facebook status, which used the word "alot," and it really bothered me. I know it's anal, but I thought to myself, "A lot is two words!"
Another person frequently makes nonsensical sentences, so I wonder if he's dyslexic or simply spelling and grammar impaired.
I guess I really think people should have a basic grasp of the English language (if it is their first language.) Actually, I know of some foreign people who speak better English than your average American. I know it's a bit anal, but I do value education.
So, the following is a grammar/spelling lesson of things I've commonly seen people misuse. Yay! (Yeah, one of the things I considered specializing in is etymology, because it involves methods and patterns. Yay math and science!)
you're = a contraction of you are
your = the possessive form of you
are = a form of the word "be"
our = the posessive form of we
there = a place that is not here
their = the possessive form of they
they're = a contraction of they are
whose = the possessive form of who or which
who's = a contraction of who is
it's = a contraction of it is
its = the possessive form of it
Commonly misspelled words:
discussion
ridiculous
desperate
Language is interesting to me--English especially, because it is so abnormal.
Probably the most difficult distinction to grasp is that of who versus whom. It's taken me a while, but I think I finally understand it (although in a few situations I still get confused.)
Who is used as the subject of the sentence and whom is used as an object of a sentence. Generally speaking, if there's a preposition proceding it, the proper usage is whom. (I am sending this letter to whom?) People tend not to use the word " whom" any more.
I'm nerdy. I remember loving grammar in grade school.
I remember learning Quechua in my college Spanish class. It was so methodical and regular that it was natural for me to pick up!
I know people don't like it when they are corrected, but I don't mind.
Feel free to correct me.
Haha, I'm so lame.