I'm well over 30, and had 17 years of UK education, and nobody ever taught me grammar. However, even I know that slashdot (link from Nick) need to learn some... they'll be writing 'a hotel' next (:
Steve On Thu, September 15, 2005 12:59 pm, Roger Searle wrote: > who over 30 can? i sure can't... > > > Christopher Sawtell wrote: > >>On Thu, 15 Sep 2005 12:01, Nick Rout wrote: >> >> >>>I regularly receive CV's from Germans looking to spend their three >>>month "elective" working in a law office in NZ. Their spelling and >>>grammar are usually perfect. >>> >>> >> >>Ah. But they are actually taught the grammar of the English Language in >> all >>it's glorious detail as part of of their curriculum. It just doesn't >> happen >>in most of the English speaking world. e.g. who under the age of 30 on >> this >>list can tell us what a gerund is -- without looking it up. >> >> >> > > -- Windows: Where do you want to go today? MacOS: Where do you want to be tomorrow? Linux: Are you coming or what?
