Grammar my way
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Jun 1, 2006
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I learned how to write in junior high and high school. Years of repetitive English classes drilled rules and patterns into my head. But there were a few things I was never comfortable with, so I break some major rules pretty often:
1. Prepositions ending sentences. "Prepositions: What are they good for?" is a perfect example of why I don't like that rule. I speak this way in normal, everyday conversation, so prepositions will appear at the ends of sentences in my writing.
2. Commas separating groups of things. There should be a comma before the "and" if you have a first thing, a second thing, and a third thing. The rules say it can be done either way; I think it's either my way or the wrong way.
3. Punctuation within quotations. Did I say, "Shut up?" Or did I say, "Shut up"? I think I said the latter, and even though it breaks major punctuation/grammar rules, that's the way I do it. I also might use punctuation in the quotation and outside as well: I used to say, "Shut up jerks!". #language
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