Contratrombone64
Admiral of Fugues
Well, long ago when I was but a lad, English was taught in schools and grammar was an important part of that language acquiring process.
Nowadays, they are (I hear) going back to the formal teaching of grammar and syntax. Probably because a generation of dullards came out of the education system in New South Wales with no idea of written English. On the whole, I'd say their spoken English was moderately acceptable.
One of the teachers at the College was mentioning her difficulty in teaching the apostrophe and its correct use.
I stumbled across the delightful term "Greengrocer's apostrophe" because a lot of fruitiers here have signs that say "apple's $2 a kilo", or "iceberg lettuce's $1 each".
Nevertheless, when I learned the apostrophe in written English I learned about genitive case (boring) and possessive case (even more boring). I still find teaching by example must be the only solution. Else, you waste your life defining "genitive" and "possessive". Any ideas?
Nowadays, they are (I hear) going back to the formal teaching of grammar and syntax. Probably because a generation of dullards came out of the education system in New South Wales with no idea of written English. On the whole, I'd say their spoken English was moderately acceptable.
One of the teachers at the College was mentioning her difficulty in teaching the apostrophe and its correct use.
I stumbled across the delightful term "Greengrocer's apostrophe" because a lot of fruitiers here have signs that say "apple's $2 a kilo", or "iceberg lettuce's $1 each".
Nevertheless, when I learned the apostrophe in written English I learned about genitive case (boring) and possessive case (even more boring). I still find teaching by example must be the only solution. Else, you waste your life defining "genitive" and "possessive". Any ideas?
