When I was in college, we were sternly told that when we described our lab work, it should always be in the impersonal and passive voice. Thus
"Fifty-seven cubic centimeters of water were added to the soil mixture containing three varieties of petunia seed." Hey! Wake up! No snoring on lace-chat! I hated writing like that. Who added that water? What, did it just materialize over the soil like a tiny miniature rainstorm? Godlike, indeed, if so! Most of my grammar is self-taught. The English teacher I had in high school -- hah! A woman so boring I can't even remember her name without searching through my old mildewy yearbook. She obviously didn't love teaching English. I learned far more English puzzling my way through Dickens and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and can remember being in complete sympathy with Amy Carter bringing a book to a state dinner. Lynn Carpenter in SW Michigan, USA alwen at i2k dot com http://lost-arts.blogspot.com/ To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
