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I am always in too much of a hurry to watch my punctuation! BC XX

I have learned to accept the bad with the good on here as I realise that for some people it must have been an effort to write something on the boards. I think you learn to decipher things as they are meant to be. And I am guilty of bad typing errors sometimes too, not being a touch typist. so I was not really criticizing anyone's posts on here. The reason I put the thread up was to find out how long ago they stopped teaching English the was i was taught. and how is it taught these days?

Ann, I so agree with you, and Kathleen, I so agree with your second sentence. Sometimes when I read the threads, I cannot make head nor tale of them, through poor use of correct grammer, and poor punctuation. When that be so, I do not bother with them
I took my 'A' level English Literature when in my early fifties, about 10yrs. ago
Julia in Derbyshire

I also think we read a lot more than most children do these days

Yes, I passed English Grammar and English Literature at "O" Level although they weren't my favourite subjects.

I still find myself cringing when I read some posts on GR and wonder what some English teachers spent their time doing. I think texting has a lot to answer for!!

Kath. x

I Didn't do well in English and i never know when to use the correct Punctuation but i have learnt a lot since having my children and them coming home with their homework.

My favourite lesson at school was English and I was good at English Grammar (passed O level), I liked English Literature but didn't retain enough knowledge to pass it at O level. as an adult passed it at A level with an A grade!

I was thinking of the parts of grammar I used to enjoy which were, Precis, punctuation and comprehension.

Did you learn English that way and did you enjoy it?
Do they teach these things now?

Comprehension, I can remember you were given a word and you had to put it into a sentence.
Precis you were given a long paragraph that you had to cut down into a shorter paragraph that still retained the same meaning. This really came in useful for me when I had to compose signals when I worked for MOD.
Punctuation is self explanatory, unfortunately I have not retained my knowledge of this and often forget to punctuate correctly. I put this down to writing things on chat forums etc!!!!

Ann
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