And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Grammar, like punctuation, tense, and everything else used to create sentences, etc., is CRITICAL to proper communication and understanding of the English language.
Also: "...could care less", instead of "couldn't care less" gets a mild slap. But "in spite of" when "despite" should be used gets a hard kick in the shin.
And "They/Them" denotes gender is fluid say the low self esteem, pink hair bullies.
ReplyDeleteIsn't gender fluid used to fertilize eggs?
DeleteWinner! Winner!
DeleteThere, their, they're...to, two, two...etc, etc, etc.
ReplyDeleteI forgot effect and affect.
DeleteMom?
ReplyDeleteGrammar, like punctuation, tense, and everything else used to create sentences, etc., is CRITICAL to proper communication and understanding of the English language.
ReplyDeletewear'ja get an idea like that?
DeleteI'm with her!
ReplyDeleteAlso: "...could care less", instead of "couldn't care less" gets a mild slap. But "in spite of" when "despite" should be used gets a hard kick in the shin.
I like Francesca! She's passionate about ... things! :-)
ReplyDeleteWe need more grammar nazis! It's just basic English!
ReplyDeleteI remember diagramming sentences in sixth or seventh grade. I wonder if that's still required today.
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