tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587634783902486718.post7773424712630815230..comments2023-04-29T09:45:12.248-04:00Comments on Bear Swamp Reflections: I'm an English Genius!Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14201860227400017841noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587634783902486718.post-36331529128860345752009-02-05T12:18:00.000-05:002009-02-05T12:18:00.000-05:00YAY, Natashya! Apparently, I'm not the only one wh...YAY, Natashya! Apparently, I'm not the only one who enjoys the lowly comma. It seems I have several compadres. :)<BR/><BR/>I'll bet the one you missed was that tricky "all of the above" one. I almost didn't pick that answer, but decided to go with my first instinct.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14201860227400017841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587634783902486718.post-82943269379968158082009-02-05T12:14:00.000-05:002009-02-05T12:14:00.000-05:00Oh Jennifer, what could it be, what could it be (j...Oh Jennifer, what could it be, what could it be (jumping up and down with excitement!!!)? I will do it pronto!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14201860227400017841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587634783902486718.post-41293364382061623322009-02-05T08:14:00.000-05:002009-02-05T08:14:00.000-05:00First - I love commas too. I love to sprinkle them...First - I love commas too. I love to sprinkle them liberally throughout my writing. <BR/>Second - I got 100%, 100%, 100% and 80% expert - missed one somewhere but not too bad. <BR/>That was a fun test, thanks!NKPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04963976997563464573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587634783902486718.post-10294562174968469332009-02-04T19:51:00.000-05:002009-02-04T19:51:00.000-05:00Susan-I need your mailing address. I have a littl...Susan-I need your mailing address. I have a little something for you. Could you email the address to me at cookingforcomfort@gmail.com? Thanks!Cooking for Comfort by Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11621871571159523084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587634783902486718.post-31888651335151539152009-02-04T16:08:00.000-05:002009-02-04T16:08:00.000-05:00Cindy, I'm sure you scored 100%! Must have been a ...Cindy, I'm sure you scored 100%! Must have been a glitch. Can't imagine, because we all know glitches never happen on the internet. ;)<BR/><BR/>Believe me, you didn't have to be extremely smart to be valedictorian at my school. I had a couple of very good English teachers in school and I read all the time.<BR/><BR/>Isabel's still young. Wait until she starts correcting you. It's fun. :)Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14201860227400017841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587634783902486718.post-11368017439067747522009-02-04T13:44:00.000-05:002009-02-04T13:44:00.000-05:00I can relate... I was an English major before I ch...I can relate... I was an English major before I changed to art, but the proper English rules definitely stuck. I'll overhear my daughter correcting her friends and can't help but snicker. Nice to know she's listening to me.<BR/><BR/>Valedictorian? pretty impressive!!<BR/><BR/>I took the Commonly Confused Words test at HelloQuizzy, but it didn't give me my score at the end.Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15199328139152042955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587634783902486718.post-3291205456307219372009-02-04T07:42:00.000-05:002009-02-04T07:42:00.000-05:00Thank you, renaye!Thank you, renaye!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14201860227400017841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587634783902486718.post-21887953285754402902009-02-04T07:40:00.000-05:002009-02-04T07:40:00.000-05:00Sanna, of course you can join our club! We will ge...Sanna, of course you can join our club! We will get together on a monthly basis and speak perfect English to each other! LOL<BR/><BR/>I love commas and......,too!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14201860227400017841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587634783902486718.post-67006428081585654282009-02-04T03:52:00.000-05:002009-02-04T03:52:00.000-05:00i love ur header!i love ur header!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587634783902486718.post-69501862456053374292009-02-03T21:19:00.000-05:002009-02-03T21:19:00.000-05:00Can I join the English Genius club with you and Ru...Can I join the English Genius club with you and Ruth??<BR/><BR/>I never went to my graduation...<BR/>(I personally like commas and...)VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587634783902486718.post-56542730605844213632009-02-03T15:30:00.000-05:002009-02-03T15:30:00.000-05:00Amy, you know, I figure those commas and semi-colo...Amy, you know, I figure those commas and semi-colons are there on the keyboard for a reason and we should use them often, lest they feel lonely. :)<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the compliment, too bad I don't still look that young! LOLSusanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14201860227400017841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587634783902486718.post-7731366649045432792009-02-03T15:27:00.000-05:002009-02-03T15:27:00.000-05:00Tipper, does your brother correct you all the time...Tipper, does your brother correct you all the time? My kids correct me constantly, especially the history one. He never lets me get a mistake by him!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14201860227400017841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587634783902486718.post-33396626952002988422009-02-03T13:23:00.000-05:002009-02-03T13:23:00.000-05:00I could tell you were a smarty pants! I, too, have...I could tell you were a smarty pants! I, too, have an addiction to commas. My college comp prof used to nag me about my comma usage. Oy! Great picture of you wearing your smarty pants outfit!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12534106679136054532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587634783902486718.post-55672995161510384792009-02-03T13:11:00.000-05:002009-02-03T13:11:00.000-05:00I need to get my brother to take it-he has been a ...I need to get my brother to take it-he has been a Language Arts teacher for years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587634783902486718.post-90582027340983431242009-02-03T10:49:00.000-05:002009-02-03T10:49:00.000-05:00Guilty, Oliag! I use them improperly all the time....Guilty, Oliag! I use them improperly all the time. Just call it poetic license! Punctuation is not on my personal genuis scale....obviously. LOL<BR/><BR/>Yay for you on the test!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14201860227400017841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587634783902486718.post-65219242726131167662009-02-03T09:54:00.000-05:002009-02-03T09:54:00.000-05:00That was fun! I did better than I thought I would...That was fun! I did better than I thought I would...<BR/>You scored 100% Beginner, 100% Intermediate, 93% Advanced, and 80% Expert!...<BR/>..there were no questions about the constant inappropriate use of elipses! LOLGailOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556665956317683667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587634783902486718.post-12510054867184563502009-02-02T17:08:00.000-05:002009-02-02T17:08:00.000-05:00Yay, Char! A big pat on the back!Yay, Char! A big pat on the back!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14201860227400017841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587634783902486718.post-78945030722856283282009-02-02T17:01:00.000-05:002009-02-02T17:01:00.000-05:00I did alright! woot woot. I can tell it has been...I did alright! woot woot. I can tell it has been a while though.<BR/><BR/>English Genius<BR/>You scored 100% Beginner, 100% Intermediate, 87% Advanced, and 80% Expert!Charhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03851293154388793520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587634783902486718.post-23815005914777912382009-02-02T16:34:00.000-05:002009-02-02T16:34:00.000-05:00Yay, Ruthie! I'm sure you were much smarter than I...Yay, Ruthie! I'm sure you were much smarter than I. I was first out of a class of....tah-dah...66! Woot, woot! Most of my education came from reading, reading, reading. That's all I did when I was a kid. Granted, most of it was sappy romance novels, but the authors did use proper English. So it sounded right to my ears, too.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14201860227400017841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587634783902486718.post-19117054520269638122009-02-02T15:38:00.000-05:002009-02-02T15:38:00.000-05:00But I know, I do get peeved when I see the wrong u...But I know, I do get peeved when I see the wrong usage too.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587634783902486718.post-42444476662706053602009-02-02T15:37:00.000-05:002009-02-02T15:37:00.000-05:00Yay! Good for you smartee Valedictorian!!I got the...Yay! Good for you smartee Valedictorian!!<BR/><BR/>I got the same score!! Sorry to say I was #75 in my class though (out of 400), but most of my siblings were valedictorians. Does that count? But see, my mom was an English teacher, so all this stuff came very easily. Correct English sounded right to my ears because that's what I heard at home. So lucky!<BR/><BR/>Cute graduation photo! So now I know how old you are, Susie Q. :DRuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.com