Grammar
Thanks for the book suggestions--actually, thanks a lot for the book suggestions, it can't be easy recommending books to someone who you suspect will be reading whatever she feels like anyway. XD; My record in following through on recommendations (for books at least--I'm better with manga and anime) isn't very good, sorry.
I did buy "Lord Peter: A collection of all the Lord Peter Whimsey stories including a never-before-published story about the Three Whimsey children" before I left the used bookstore today, though. XD I'm planning on taking it with me to Canada. (I already had copy of Gaudy Night, but it's falling apart.)
I also bought a reference book for basic high school algebra and geometry (because I'm trying to make extra money as a tutor), a book on finite math (because I want to get back into problem-solving mode), and a book on English grammar (because I was starting to feel like a sham as a proof-reader). The book on grammar is Barbara Wallraff's Word Court and it is VERY entertaining. XD It's mostly a reprint of her advice column in the Atlantic Monthly, but with the letters organized alphabetically by topic so that you can use it as a reference guide. (Also included are a "fashion" section that's already out of date, and a "top thirteen most common mistakes made by well-read persons" list that's considerably more exclusive than your average "common mistakes of English grammar" list.) Reading through Wallraff's responses to readers' letters is both entertaining and illuminating, particularly since she's not a stickler for rules in cases where it would be more awkward to follow them. On the other hand, her responses do tend to be similarly structured, so reading too many in a row can be tiring.
(How am I doing on grammar in this entry so far? I'm sure I've managed to make more mistakes writing this way than I would have made writing as I usually do.)
I think I mentioned Canada. XD The plan for this week is:
Tuesday - Work, Class, Vera?
Wednesday - Vera, dinner with Great Aunt Susan
Thursday - Thanksgiving dinner with aunt and uncle, spend the night Upstate
Friday through Sunday - MONTREAL.
So, um, do any of you guys in Montreal want to meet up for lunch or something?
I did buy "Lord Peter: A collection of all the Lord Peter Whimsey stories including a never-before-published story about the Three Whimsey children" before I left the used bookstore today, though. XD I'm planning on taking it with me to Canada. (I already had copy of Gaudy Night, but it's falling apart.)
I also bought a reference book for basic high school algebra and geometry (because I'm trying to make extra money as a tutor), a book on finite math (because I want to get back into problem-solving mode), and a book on English grammar (because I was starting to feel like a sham as a proof-reader). The book on grammar is Barbara Wallraff's Word Court and it is VERY entertaining. XD It's mostly a reprint of her advice column in the Atlantic Monthly, but with the letters organized alphabetically by topic so that you can use it as a reference guide. (Also included are a "fashion" section that's already out of date, and a "top thirteen most common mistakes made by well-read persons" list that's considerably more exclusive than your average "common mistakes of English grammar" list.) Reading through Wallraff's responses to readers' letters is both entertaining and illuminating, particularly since she's not a stickler for rules in cases where it would be more awkward to follow them. On the other hand, her responses do tend to be similarly structured, so reading too many in a row can be tiring.
(How am I doing on grammar in this entry so far? I'm sure I've managed to make more mistakes writing this way than I would have made writing as I usually do.)
I think I mentioned Canada. XD The plan for this week is:
Tuesday - Work, Class, Vera?
Wednesday - Vera, dinner with Great Aunt Susan
Thursday - Thanksgiving dinner with aunt and uncle, spend the night Upstate
Friday through Sunday - MONTREAL.
So, um, do any of you guys in Montreal want to meet up for lunch or something?