So Wrong It's Right

College Prep English

Much thanks to Nathan for his excellent presentation on violin playing last week! It is always difficult to be the first to speak or write something for class.

Thanks to Jonathan B. for posting some excerpts from the works of Tolkien in the Great Writings Forum. I'm sure we will be discussing The Lord of the Rings later on.

I'm sure you have all watched the posted video, So Wrong It's Right, and have some responses to these questions.

1. Should English usage be described or prescribed? What difference would that choice make to the development of the language?
2. Can you think of a turn of phrase that has evolved during your lifetime? Is it something you would use?
3. Did you find any instances of synesis in this recording? Did it sound wrong or right?
4. What's wrong with using the built-in grammar checker in MS Word?

We'll be discussing these in class.

This week Sean will be presenting something and I want to have everyone writing something. Those of you who have already written something, please post it soon. We need at least something from everyone in class this week. Can we have a volunteer to do a presentation for next week?

I have added a page of Autumnal Thoughts to the great writings forum. These are season-appropriate excerpts from many sources. We'll look at them this week.