tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5066313645649762067.post9093528771081033839..comments2023-11-05T01:45:47.401-08:00Comments on Kamp Kyburz: Poring OverKamp Kyburzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08204074825234765070noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5066313645649762067.post-71298258791299407092016-03-27T06:05:37.962-07:002016-03-27T06:05:37.962-07:00Yes, it's difficult to tolerate once you know ...Yes, it's difficult to tolerate once you know what it should be. I could be more understanding of a ninth grader. However, a journalist/reporter who writes copy for online news? I hold them to a higher standard. And yet...I break rules all the time. I don't start a new paragraph each time the speaker changes with dialogue. I use the ellipses (ellipsis?)way...too...much! And exclamation marks! And...I type a lot of things in ALL CAPS which my next door neighbor teacher canNOT tolerate well!!! :) I need a good editor!Kamp Kyburzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08204074825234765070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5066313645649762067.post-4505322352258347692016-03-26T17:37:33.823-07:002016-03-26T17:37:33.823-07:00Oh, sigh. I am SO with you! I grade 9th grade Engl...Oh, sigh. I am SO with you! I grade 9th grade English papers now. Could we blame it on the fact that they are still children or are trying out new words? Even the more literate ones still run into similar errors. But for adults..... my favorite, admittedly hard one is "peeked" or "peaked" for "piqued".ME Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02871879951119104428noreply@blogger.com