heres a funny story about english.
When I was visiting my grandmother today, she told me she put me in a story. I asked what she said about me.
So a while ago, around christmas time, I was having dinner with them and i said something about my brother and "because of him wanting to go to blah de blah, he...", and my grandmother, very quietly so no one would hear her, sayed, "gerund." But I heard her, and I immediatly stopped and said, "his wanting to go...". Now shes never corrected me before, so its not like expected it. Any other normal me would have either ignored it or said huh? But you know, its so much work to ask for clarification on something someone else said and no one else heard while your in the middle of telling a story yourself. So I doubt I would have. But I wouldn't have known what she was talking about... If it weren't for 8th grade english class. I learned everything in that class, I swear.
Anyhow, the way it did happen, my grandmother said, "Oh!" as she is apt to do when surprised and amused and started laughing. Well I did too, all the way at the other side of the table, because I had caught it, and everyone else was confused.
It was wonderful.
So a while ago, around christmas time, I was having dinner with them and i said something about my brother and "because of him wanting to go to blah de blah, he...", and my grandmother, very quietly so no one would hear her, sayed, "gerund." But I heard her, and I immediatly stopped and said, "his wanting to go...". Now shes never corrected me before, so its not like expected it. Any other normal me would have either ignored it or said huh? But you know, its so much work to ask for clarification on something someone else said and no one else heard while your in the middle of telling a story yourself. So I doubt I would have. But I wouldn't have known what she was talking about... If it weren't for 8th grade english class. I learned everything in that class, I swear.
Anyhow, the way it did happen, my grandmother said, "Oh!" as she is apt to do when surprised and amused and started laughing. Well I did too, all the way at the other side of the table, because I had caught it, and everyone else was confused.
It was wonderful.