tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758915940467026052.post8406262782643071639..comments2024-03-28T18:13:21.626-04:00Comments on Imparting Grace: English teacherRichella Parhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04353214472648623583noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758915940467026052.post-52157480039835133902011-02-08T00:15:45.620-05:002011-02-08T00:15:45.620-05:00I'm not an English teacher, but we had very st...I'm not an English teacher, but we had very strong schooling in this area (I had a semester of grammar only in h.s. in addition to our required literature classes!). It's too bad they can't have little grammar clips on TV for the general public! :)Tara G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09199251979718649256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758915940467026052.post-71409655344432243592011-02-05T09:18:13.763-05:002011-02-05T09:18:13.763-05:00I love that you wrote this. This is a big pet pee...I love that you wrote this. This is a big pet peeve for me. I see this used wrong in professional writings as well and it makes me cringeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758915940467026052.post-76985057425912712832011-02-05T08:28:11.854-05:002011-02-05T08:28:11.854-05:00And here I though I was the only grammar nerd left...And here I though I was the only grammar nerd left floating around...kphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04127289044188457590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758915940467026052.post-12571698067697540682011-02-04T20:33:31.485-05:002011-02-04T20:33:31.485-05:00Richella, Thanks for your note. I inadvertently de...Richella, Thanks for your note. I inadvertently deleted your comment because I was reading it on my iphone and they have "publish" and "delete" too close for my pudgy fingertips! <br /><br />I have been in Florida all week at a pastor's conference. I was delighted that you met Melissa @ A Familiar Path.<br />She was one of the first "bloggers" I met in real life several years ago! We live in the same state...just I'm up North and she's down South!! She is so cute, smart, talented and has a darling family to boot!!<br /><br />I bet you had a great time in Nashville!<br /><br />We are snowbound today! And they are calling for more to come! Woo Woo!<br /><br />My only sister was an English teacher for many YEARS...now she is a history teacher. She is an old-school teacher and literally pulls her hair out at the way kids write (or lack of writing skills) today! She always says you can't get them to even capitalize an "I" when they are talking about themselves!<br /><br />Blessings! Stay warm!His Doorkeeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14681568647223880627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758915940467026052.post-9219320604276380622011-02-04T17:33:40.437-05:002011-02-04T17:33:40.437-05:00oh dear! were you cringing at my dangerous decorat...oh dear! were you cringing at my dangerous decorating post?<br />cannot use the shift button-ugh.<br />to answer your queries:<br />i can paint, but with my right hand, and i'm right-handed, so no excuses for me, right?<br />the whole bag of 8.5 yards of bouillon fringe was 50 cents, yes!!!<br />mr. broyhill will get his due, don't worry. i have some sanding, scraping and putting on of some stinky stuff, for him in store.<br />i think the part of grammar that you covered today is probably the most difficult for people to grasp.<br />glad you're here to help us all!!!<br />p.s. i do answer the phone correctly.<br />blessings to you, sugar!<br />~meLeslie {Goodbye, house. Hello, home!}https://www.blogger.com/profile/17981345520439528635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758915940467026052.post-89271460833977078352011-02-04T15:57:53.494-05:002011-02-04T15:57:53.494-05:00I just found your lovely blog today and was excite...I just found your lovely blog today and was excited to find a grammar teacher.<br />I love your grammar lesson and I have a question for you. Is it proper to say...<br />If I WERE you<br />OR<br />If I WAS you?<br /><br />I thought I learned "if I were you"<br />was correct, but I see everyone on the blogs using "if I was you."<br /><br />Could you please help me out here?<br />Thank you so much.Cherdecorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06790199524063763787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758915940467026052.post-26558399253862927902011-02-04T14:28:44.422-05:002011-02-04T14:28:44.422-05:00Another way to remember not to say "Me and Sa...Another way to remember not to say "Me and Sally" is, if you say it quickly, it sounds like Mean Sally. Since Sally really isn't mean, ... (lesson learned from an 86-year-old substitute teacher in 1958).Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00610883552149997583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758915940467026052.post-6365907967977225562011-02-04T08:29:01.080-05:002011-02-04T08:29:01.080-05:00I love this series. You make the rules of grammar...I love this series. You make the rules of grammar so clear and easy to understand. I'll bet that you were fabulous in the classroom!Paula@SweetPeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00159609759110718249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758915940467026052.post-83157651774785083512011-02-04T00:59:43.374-05:002011-02-04T00:59:43.374-05:00It always bugs me when people caption their photos...It always bugs me when people caption their photos "This is my mom and I in Hawaii" or whatever. You don't say "This is a picture of I in Hawaii". :)Carmen @ Life with Sprinkles on Tophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01311495846073017864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758915940467026052.post-70114250773554113722011-02-03T20:50:50.226-05:002011-02-03T20:50:50.226-05:00This rocks!!! I taught my second graders how to c...This rocks!!! I taught my second graders how to correctly say it as a direct object by taking out the first name the way you did! Brilliant minds think alike! My pet peeve after living in Michigan was everyone says, "These ones" and "Those ones". I don't know if it is actually correct or not, but it drives me nuts!!!Jemsmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06363175271078259922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758915940467026052.post-63281518484497453092011-02-03T18:12:29.731-05:002011-02-03T18:12:29.731-05:00Very good! Me and my husband,...ok, I'm teasin...Very good! Me and my husband,...ok, I'm teasing. Every time someone in our family says something like this, my husband says, "is your husband mean?" I do teach my children at home, and English is one of my favorite subjects, but it seems like, in all these years, I always have to learn the terms over again! Now I have my own English teach to follow lol!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00277178514222504793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758915940467026052.post-7058581170532247232011-02-03T16:02:44.453-05:002011-02-03T16:02:44.453-05:00Oh my goodness! I didn't know you did a weekly...Oh my goodness! I didn't know you did a weekly grammar lesson. Hooray for grammar! (Although I know how it works, I just can't ever remember the proper names for the parts of speech. Ugh.) Anyway, this is a huge pet peeve for me, and I'm noticing more and more that kids are saying, "Me and him" or "Me and her" all the time. I hate it so much. The other person's name should always come first!Shelly Wildmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18366214414205646931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758915940467026052.post-91432964214780629942011-02-03T14:39:28.264-05:002011-02-03T14:39:28.264-05:00I would love for you to tell me what is not gramma...I would love for you to tell me what is not grammatically correct in my blog writing. Seriously! I have no clue. I try to make it sound right, but I don't think we had the greatest grammar lessons in Montana :) I know it goes against all the sweetness and goodness in you, but I would so appreciate it.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11998834833645862095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758915940467026052.post-2515872980980073922011-02-03T14:17:10.130-05:002011-02-03T14:17:10.130-05:00Again, loving this series. My dad hounded me abou...Again, loving this series. My dad hounded me about this one until I got it right....finally. I always have to stop and leave Sally out to make sure I'm getting it right. I'm SURE there are times when I forget and get it wrong. Thanks for the lesson!FrouFrouBritcheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11914368512077519755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758915940467026052.post-68398570718593842382011-02-03T12:49:47.702-05:002011-02-03T12:49:47.702-05:00I'm still amazed that they gave me a degree in...I'm still amazed that they gave me a degree in English, but I guess it's okay since my focus was on literature. I had an awful English teacher in 6th grade, and I think I tried to block a lot of the technical terms from my memory. BUT, I was totally with you when you gave the examples at the end. The I/Me dilemma is a tough one!!! Great post. :)Amanda @ Serenity Nowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16483017563206007698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758915940467026052.post-84321218108709452842011-02-03T12:48:51.420-05:002011-02-03T12:48:51.420-05:00I loved this post! I am not an english teacher - b...I loved this post! I am not an english teacher - but you are so right! Lovely blog. :)Mrs Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096564718509246625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758915940467026052.post-85057895883780966582011-02-03T12:05:18.962-05:002011-02-03T12:05:18.962-05:00i think you're so right about teaching the pol...i think you're so right about teaching the polite way to say the other person's name first is probably why people use "I" when they should use me. <br /><br />love this lesson.Melissa Stoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12839619836478423452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758915940467026052.post-20612115791825921592011-02-03T11:20:07.342-05:002011-02-03T11:20:07.342-05:00This is exactly how I figure out whether to use &q...This is exactly how I figure out whether to use "I or me" - just take out the other name! I had one for you that I thought of the other day, but I've forgotten it already :(Jennifer Juniperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07087072033452320694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758915940467026052.post-34709189883642017362011-02-03T10:48:24.526-05:002011-02-03T10:48:24.526-05:00Ha ha, that "Charlie bit me!" video is s...Ha ha, that "Charlie bit me!" video is so cute!<br />I must confess that I was lost when you were using the technical terms (subjective pronoun, objective case), but as soon as you got to "Sally and I", I was with you!<br />I don't really have to think about it, but if I'm trying to explain it to someone I use the same method of taking the other person out of the sentence.Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11251615655963897793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758915940467026052.post-36183123355657241102011-02-03T10:47:27.689-05:002011-02-03T10:47:27.689-05:00I enjoyed this grammar lesson in particular becaus...I enjoyed this grammar lesson in particular because it's something I actually know and use (most of the time). I didn't know all the terminology and couldn't explain it nearly as well as you, but I'm just so proud that I can say I actually know a grammar rule. Yay!<br /><br />And I'm jealous that your met Melissa!Bonitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13945043297139219733noreply@blogger.com