going to the cinema

[MikeNewYork]

Originally Posted by westwind

I know some of us like to play down sensitive issues as we don't want to hurt the others' feelings.

However, to blur the line between right and wrong is not the answer. Usually, I opt to tell the black-and-white truth instead of graying the matter since it'll only muddy the waters further if taking the latter approach.

The case in point: its versus it's - today so many people simply use "it's" for possessive case, i.e. the house with it's garden, which is WRONG (no two ways about it). It should be "its" without an apostrophe ( ' ). Bear in mind, there're exceptions in all rules and this is one of them.

I'm wondering if that's what (wrong grammar, improper punctations, misspellings) they teach in school nowadays. Well, if so, that's a crying shame and the education system is INDEED slipping!!

I think that many teachers and parents have given up.

[asad hussain]

Hey chums!
Once I also pondered over the same confusing thing when I came across the sentence "visit to the doctor's" in a book instead of "visit to the doctor's office", but I was not sure enough to call the book wrong. As you have all said that it's impossible.Then was the book, in which I found the sentence, also wrong?

[Tdol]

That's not the same. The example 'movie's' shows an apostrophe being used incorrectly, but with dentist's/doctor's, etc, the apostrophe is fine because it is possessive- the doctor's surgery, etc. You can also say 'I am going to the dentist/doctor'.

[steph_333]

Originally Posted by MikeNewYork

I think that many teachers and parents have given up.

YOU GUESS!!!!!!!
They did ages ago....look at all those people who are trying to lean english...
and then the teachers who are not able to teach them....
and also look at the people's school timetable....well, there you may find the subject 'English', but how many people do really speak english, apart from native speakers???..... .....

[boothling]

My Mum heard a teacher explaining to her pupils that "would've" was a contraction of "would of"..



I'm not brilliant at grammar myself, but some things (like the apostrophe thing) make me weep.

(I couldn't find a weeping smiley, so the sniper will have to do.)

[steph_333]

Originally Posted by boothling

My Mum heard a teacher explaining to her pupils that "would've" was a contraction of "would of"..

........hey, come on....you can't be serious.....Where in England do you live???? If this happens somewhere else, let's say in Austria, it isn't ok either, but in Austria we don't speak English.......

[Tdol]

Originally Posted by boothling

My Mum heard a teacher explaining to her pupils that "would've" was a contraction of "would of"..



I'm not brilliant at grammar myself, but some things (like the apostrophe thing) make me weep.

(I couldn't find a weeping smiley, so the sniper will have to do.)

If that makes you weep, try this:

high !
I'm a TEFL teacher & I'm to do a cinamar about teaching grammar next month . It should include def. ,precedures , techniques & drills. I'm searching the net for a time & I coudn't find useful theoritical infos. can you help me ? I'll be greatful.

This comment was posted on a blog entry yesterday. It took me a few seconds to work 'cinamar' out.

[steph_333]

Originally Posted by Tdol

If that makes you weep, try this:

high !
I'm a TEFL teacher & I'm to do a cinamar about teaching grammar next month . It should include def. ,precedures , techniques & drills. I'm searching the net for a time & I coudn't find useful theoritical infos. can you help me ? I'll be greatful.

Could anyone of you 'translate' that????? I don't really get it.