tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post1282322922811727576..comments2023-12-27T22:26:20.552-05:00Comments on synch-ro-ni-zing: Back to School LessonsRuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-33277445012417413762010-09-24T05:52:35.648-04:002010-09-24T05:52:35.648-04:00Boots, that has always fascinated me too. How spea...<b>Boots</b>, that has always fascinated me too. How speakers of certain languages tend to make the same mistakes in English, because of how their own language is structured. And vice versa, I'm sure. Like Asian languages that don't have plurals like ours! No wonder they leave off the "s".<br /><br />You would be interested to hear the discussions in my department about how linguistics is changing. Very little focus on grammar any more.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-23444906081722877582010-09-24T05:50:31.873-04:002010-09-24T05:50:31.873-04:00Cait, WOW. Thank you.<b>Cait</b>, WOW. Thank you.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-25287080801273947202010-09-24T05:50:01.469-04:002010-09-24T05:50:01.469-04:00Jeanie, with a vengeance! Phew, now things have se...<b>Jeanie</b>, with a vengeance! Phew, now things have settled down though.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-66392645271428519712010-09-24T05:49:07.939-04:002010-09-24T05:49:07.939-04:00Arti, I especially get that way about JT in the fa...<b>Arti</b>, I especially get that way about JT in the fall, because of his CD October Road, that this song is from.<br /><br />Who oh who will give us a French lesson? <i>ce n'est pas me.</i> :)Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-28522585718141933042010-09-24T05:49:06.165-04:002010-09-24T05:49:06.165-04:00Arti, I especially get that way about JT in the fa...<b>Arti</b>, I especially get that way about JT in the fall, because of his CD October Road, that this song is from.<br /><br />Who oh who will give us a French lesson? <i>ce n'est pas me.</i> :)Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-46949525845910186992010-09-24T05:44:40.106-04:002010-09-24T05:44:40.106-04:00Babs, those ones, hahaha. Well I guess just saying...<b>Babs</b>, <i>those ones</i>, hahaha. Well I guess just saying <i>those</i> is too easy?Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-6220225201782371812010-09-24T05:43:15.899-04:002010-09-24T05:43:15.899-04:00Pauline, I am so tickled that you enjoyed all of i...<b>Pauline</b>, I am so tickled that you enjoyed all of it, thank you!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-5941552009652831682010-09-24T05:42:55.106-04:002010-09-24T05:42:55.106-04:00Kamana, good for you! :D<b>Kamana</b>, good for you! :DRuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-25478616703599470992010-09-13T05:18:42.873-04:002010-09-13T05:18:42.873-04:00I had to laugh about Amy's comment and your re...I had to laugh about Amy's comment and your response. Oh yes. Mommy dearest! Guilty as charged. I always tried to find good ways of remembering the difference in "teaching" the kids. That's half the fun of the rules...to have those ways of remembering why. Astrid astounds me when she gets these rules down pat. Her bigger issue is spelling because in Dutch a 'd' is a 't' and a 'c' is a 'g' and a 'v' is an 'f' so on and so forth. It tickles me to death when I read her words because now that I'm learning Dutch, I know exactly why/where she's having problems. Language! Love it, hate it, use it. <br /><br />Do you know what I learned in my liguistics classes years ago: usuage is what makes the rules. One day it will be correct to say all the things that make us cringe now when we hear it! Perish the thought.Ginnie Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014434422568561157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-71713315788641093792010-09-09T18:31:51.371-04:002010-09-09T18:31:51.371-04:00Your pics are the best cat pics I have ever seen. ...Your pics are the best cat pics I have ever seen. Great post.Cait O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04569760764766505179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-25172535034114185712010-09-09T15:27:06.253-04:002010-09-09T15:27:06.253-04:00My friend, I love everything about this post (havi...My friend, I love everything about this post (having had the lay/lie discussion this weekend, it resonates!) And the photos of Bishop who is so very handsome and looks as though he simply adores life and relaxation, the stretch, the feel of the grass on his fur. And to top it off with Sweet Baby James singing ANYTHING -- well, a perfect post! Welcome back to school... THEY'RE BAAACCCKKKK....Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-1555878197663143362010-09-09T12:32:39.413-04:002010-09-09T12:32:39.413-04:00It just takes one single James Taylor song to get ...It just takes one single James Taylor song to get us all nostalgic and wishing we were young again. Well we still are, I think, but just not as fresh out as we could have been like before. <br /><br />Also, I've enjoyed your grammar lesson. And, after coming back from France, I really think that no matter how proficient in English one is just might not be enough... a French lesson one of these days? :)Artihttp://rippleeffects.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-69164394549499109862010-09-09T09:26:12.186-04:002010-09-09T09:26:12.186-04:00Can we have some more grammar lessons please? I s...Can we have some more grammar lessons please? I see so many incorrect words used in blog posts, and probably use some myself.<br /><br />My pet hate is the use of the word 'ones' How can you have 'those ones' with one being singular? We have many news readers and apparently well educated people who say it, and it drives me crazy. It makes me want to go and lay (lie) down ;)<br /><br />Lovely photos - and lovely song!Babs-beetlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10309239308633895951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-66767445869265012882010-09-09T09:00:44.830-04:002010-09-09T09:00:44.830-04:00Can't decide which part of this post I liked b...Can't decide which part of this post I liked best - photos, grammar lesson, JT or Bish - so will say thanks for the whole thing! Wonderful from start to finish!Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14555472024981357622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-21844030247186347532010-09-09T07:28:24.625-04:002010-09-09T07:28:24.625-04:00oh i am always teasing my american friend james ab...oh i am always teasing my american friend james about his use of lay when it should be lie. he always says oh i was just laying in my bed... and i go, are you a chicken to be laying eggs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-12615309156877876242010-09-09T05:23:00.394-04:002010-09-09T05:23:00.394-04:00Dee Dees, I love you to the skies.
And I get to s...<b>Dee Dees</b>, I love you to the skies.<br /><br />And I get to see you on almost-your-birthday! I can't remember the last time that happened. Why is your Joe so adorable? Why are you so precious, and why oh why do plurals have to be so damn difficult? But promise me this, please, I beg of you, I implore you with all my might. DO NOT EVER, I repeat, EVER, learn English plurals. Half - half! - the world's charm would disappear if you get English plurals "right." See you Saturday!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-70549075439668815322010-09-09T05:19:12.900-04:002010-09-09T05:19:12.900-04:00Dear Oliag, after your comment, and then your vide...Dear <b>Oliag</b>, after your comment, and then your video/audio post of cicadas-crickets-Emily, I feel that we've touched, even if we can't chat in person. :(<br /><br />:D<br /><br />Yes, I follow Char's ramblins, she's wonderful. I like her list. It's really about being authentically and authoritatively yourself. But my goodness, it is so hard not to compare myself with someone else. I've noticed that doing that brings stress quicker than anything. Why can't I just rejoice that someone else embodies beauty in a way I don't? Learning, listening.<br /><br />We heard James Taylor on this CD tour, October Road, wow, it's been over 10 years I think. I liked all the songs at the first hearing. Don thinks Taylor only uses 3 notes in his songs. Could be, could be, but they mesmerize me all the same. I think it's about his soul that comes through. Something that belies the easy listening pigeonhole he's in, a life of more complexity than maybe many who listen to him realize or would possibly comprehend (like me, I suppose).<br /><br />So glad about Sir Earl fizzling! Yes, we don't need the damage and drama.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-56575891530108667032010-09-09T05:03:08.024-04:002010-09-09T05:03:08.024-04:00J.G., pause. Um. There's a difference between ...<b>J.G.</b>, pause. Um. There's a difference between since and because?<br /><br />:)<br /><br />Now eraser tag is the kind of competition that avoids argument. Either the eraser is on your head or it isn't. I wonder how many schools still have chalk boards. Well I guess there are still dry erasers. Bleh.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-18429022285696784192010-09-09T04:57:27.999-04:002010-09-09T04:57:27.999-04:00Haha, Dana, I'm picturing that, creating sente...Haha, <b>Dana</b>, I'm picturing that, creating sentences to avoid using lie or lay. <i>I am going to go recline . . . . </i>. What's funny is how we English speakers (Americans, OK) struggle with our own language. Did you know that linguistics scholars are really skipping grammar altogether these days? Students can't even find a grammar class at our university. And it's being taught less in high school too. My question is, how are students supposed to know what professors want? It's an odd case of expectation without preparation.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-52097603568739680262010-09-08T23:28:51.135-04:002010-09-08T23:28:51.135-04:00This has got to be one of my favorites ever. I don...This has got to be one of my favorites ever. I don't know how you continue to top all your great posts, even if it is my least favorite subject and my most confusing one ( grammar ) at that and plurals...fahgetaboutit!<br />But, I love JT singing about September, I'll make this blog my birthday gift to me and with Bishop pictures as icing on the cake...Thanks again my sweet.Dee Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13193993958248435023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-84612614088947898112010-09-08T22:47:32.981-04:002010-09-08T22:47:32.981-04:00I love this post Ruth! I feel like I need a nice ...I love this post Ruth! I feel like I need a nice chat with you:) My grammar has always been horrible...I wish I had a grammar check as well as a spelling check...<br /><br />...and I wish I had?laid?had lain? down in the grass this afternoon after I finished mowing the lawn...maybe tomorrow...Do you ever read Char's blog ramblin? She just wrote about letting go of unnecessary burdens too...synchronicity again...<br /><br />...and James Taylor...I was unfamiliar with this song and I love it... he had me at "I kissed the girl at a football game"...<br /><br />...and Bishop...what wonderful photos...he looks a little like my Sally...<br /><br />...oh and I forgot to write to you in thanks for your concern over our impending storm...Earl fizzled out and I am old enough to be thankful for that!GailOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556665956317683667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-42033325850202671162010-09-08T22:01:55.509-04:002010-09-08T22:01:55.509-04:00Ms. B is delightful and her white is so white! Tha...Ms. B is delightful and her white is so white! Thank you for sharing her loveliness and James Taylor, too. <br /><br />I only recently learned the proper use of "since" and "because," although I am otherwise lucky to have untutored grammar aptitude. That and eraser tag are my two claims to fame. No wonder I like school!J.G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02806805528636359436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-50840682150874256002010-09-08T21:49:47.046-04:002010-09-08T21:49:47.046-04:00I'm always asking Dr. M which is correct - lie...I'm always asking Dr. M which is correct - lie or lay. And then I use what sounds best whether it's right or not. Or I just change the sentence to avoid the issue entirely. And all of this is hilarious because I'm the grammar queen in my family - I just never figured that one out. I think that, finally, I might remember - especially after listening to this lovely song by James Taylor!The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-85243563286934997532010-09-08T21:32:15.393-04:002010-09-08T21:32:15.393-04:00SamaraZone, I type that one wrong if I'm in a ...<b>SamaraZone</b>, I type that one wrong if I'm in a hurry: there, their or they're. Also, I notice that because I type certain words often, they want to come out of my fingers, and I have to be careful that I'm typing the write word, I mean <i>right</i> word.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-12838063365922238752010-09-08T21:30:14.894-04:002010-09-08T21:30:14.894-04:00Hi, Amy! :D I am happy to see a family member chim...Hi, <b>Amy</b>! :D I am happy to see a family member chime in, otherwise it just wouldn't be right. That is a handy little grammar tips site. Wow, seeing the Lie Lay Lain, and Lay Laid Laid takes me right back to school. <br /><br />As long as you and Dennis correct each other equally, then it's a zero sum game and all is well. Or something like that. I wonder if your mom corrected you growing up? I think Aunt Nancy is the grammar queen in the family, and it's like a game to her, and she knows how to laugh about it. That's what matters, right?Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.com