Re: GEN: My turn as the grammar police(person)

[Carl Seale <CSeale@HILLSBORO.NET>]

Maybe we should all follow the lead of a lady I taught with my first year in
teaching.  She was in her 80s and had retired once.  Whenever the principal
sent out a memo, she marked all the errors in red and sent it back to him.

Carl Seale, Librarian -- Retired
cseale@hillsboro.net
http://www.hillsboro.net/business/antiquesandthings

        Life is what happens while you are making other plans.     John
Lennon

----- Original Message -----
From: "Anne Alatalo" <Librarianne@WEBFINVIDEO.COM>
To: <LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
Sent: Saturday, April 20, 2002 9:45 PM
Subject: Re: GEN: My turn as the grammar police(person)


> During our principal's first week, I corrected him on the use of its/it's.
> He argued with me, saying it's was the possessive.  I photocopied the
entry
> in the dictionary for him> Anne Alatalo
> Media Specialist
> Bentley Elementary
> Canton, MI
> School: alatala@pccs.k12.mi.us
> Home: librarianne@webfinvideo.com
>

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