Monday, July 6, 2009

Tryin' it Out

I have friends who blog. I like to talk -- sometimes too much -- some would say. But how will I do at blogging? Will it be worth reading? Will I figure out how to "do it?" --- Never can remember, does the q-mark go inside or outside the quotation marks. Oh dear, PTSD episode... back to English class. Never did do well in that.... until I got to college in my 40's -- that's MY 40's, not THE 40's. Course in college we weren't diagramming sentences, we were writing. Somewhat like I'm doing now. I remember English 101 at Glendale Community College; my second college class ever. First - well, actually second because we had to write a paragraph the first night in class - assignment was to write (something). I went home (as opposed to spending the night in the classroom) and used my thesaurus to help me write. When I turned in the assignment, the instructor told me, "This doesn't sound like you." Helloooooooooo, how did she know what I sounded like!? It was the first (second) thing I had written. Oh well, got an 'A' in the class -- my Electrical Engineer husband had gotten a 'B' in Eng. 101. Even though I must admit, he's a much better writer than I. (is it poor grammar to put "am" at the end of that sentence?)

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  1. Hi Conni,
    Can't answer your questions about grammar (which is pathetic cuz I do proofreading at work), but welcome to blogspot. It's fun to have a blog...but sometimes difficult to keep it up regularly. Have fun. Suzanne

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