A Taylor Mali Poem for Parents and Other Grammar Police
Last year, I wrote on the challenge I face being both an English teacher/grammar stickler and a parent of teenagers. I feel an obligation, as all parents should, to help my children communicate well — to avoid the likes and ums and pronoun case errors that so abound in teenage conversation. But I also want my kids to know their dad listens to what they say, not just how they say it.
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Two different friends posted this comic on my Facebook wall this week. Couldn’t resist sharing.
Read MoreComic: English Teacher Gone Bad
I’m on the road and have little time for blogging, so I thought I’d just pass along this comic my …
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