First Post of 2010
So my friend Hcatty thinks my blog is better than hers. That's kind of her, but I don't know that it's true. I certainly wouldn't say mine's better (modesty forbids such a thing – hehehe), just...different.
Everybody has their own style of writing, telling stories, relating information, and what have you. Yes, I do know that I seem to have a talent (for lack of a better word) for writing. But back in school, I hated writing assignments. I always received good marks (in fact, one writing assignment in college earned me an A-; one of only 2 in the entire class and no higher marks), but I hated them. Maybe it's because I was forced to do them, as opposed to wanting to do them. I don't know.
Still, despite my, shall we say, “rather less than enthusiastic attitude” towards English (as a subject), I seem to have managed to learn how to use it properly (most of the time, anyway) in speech and writings. Though some may disagree, but I think part of that is because “they” have changed some rules from when I learned. An example is the rules for using “apostrophe s”. Today it is apparently acceptable (I'll not use the word “proper” because I disagree with the change made) to simply throw an “ 's “ at the end of any word to make it possessive. I was taught that if the word ended in a “s” (or even sounded like it ends in an “s” - like “cockatrice”), you just put an apostrophe, without the additional “s” (e.g. “Cockatrice' claws are sharp.” or “Peter was one of Jesus' apostles.”).
So why the change? Because people are lazy and stupid and “they” seem to be willing to stoop down to the lowest common denominator rather than lift everyone up to higher standards (my opinion – you don't like it, fine; you don't have to agree). I refuse to adopt this change because it looks absolutely stupid. Take some recent movie (and book) titles: “Bridget Jones's Diary” (in proper English: “Bridget Jones' Diary”) or even worse: “My Boss's Daughter” (in proper English, “My Boss' Daughter”). Is it really so hard to remember that you add only the apostrophe and leave the frick'n additional “s” off if the word ends (or even sounds like it ends) in an “s”? Really? Apparently so (I refer back to my opinion above).
Ok, I'll get off of my soapbox...for now.
Not that any of that has anything to do with blogs. Not that blogs have anything to do with this post (other than the fact it's in a blog). And not that this post has anything to do with anything.
Everybody has their own style of writing, telling stories, relating information, and what have you. Yes, I do know that I seem to have a talent (for lack of a better word) for writing. But back in school, I hated writing assignments. I always received good marks (in fact, one writing assignment in college earned me an A-; one of only 2 in the entire class and no higher marks), but I hated them. Maybe it's because I was forced to do them, as opposed to wanting to do them. I don't know.
Still, despite my, shall we say, “rather less than enthusiastic attitude” towards English (as a subject), I seem to have managed to learn how to use it properly (most of the time, anyway) in speech and writings. Though some may disagree, but I think part of that is because “they” have changed some rules from when I learned. An example is the rules for using “apostrophe s”. Today it is apparently acceptable (I'll not use the word “proper” because I disagree with the change made) to simply throw an “ 's “ at the end of any word to make it possessive. I was taught that if the word ended in a “s” (or even sounded like it ends in an “s” - like “cockatrice”), you just put an apostrophe, without the additional “s” (e.g. “Cockatrice' claws are sharp.” or “Peter was one of Jesus' apostles.”).
So why the change? Because people are lazy and stupid and “they” seem to be willing to stoop down to the lowest common denominator rather than lift everyone up to higher standards (my opinion – you don't like it, fine; you don't have to agree). I refuse to adopt this change because it looks absolutely stupid. Take some recent movie (and book) titles: “Bridget Jones's Diary” (in proper English: “Bridget Jones' Diary”) or even worse: “My Boss's Daughter” (in proper English, “My Boss' Daughter”). Is it really so hard to remember that you add only the apostrophe and leave the frick'n additional “s” off if the word ends (or even sounds like it ends) in an “s”? Really? Apparently so (I refer back to my opinion above).
Ok, I'll get off of my soapbox...for now.
Not that any of that has anything to do with blogs. Not that blogs have anything to do with this post (other than the fact it's in a blog). And not that this post has anything to do with anything.
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