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Ssevensages reacted to DaveC426913's post in the thread Why do we spend so little time learning grammar in college? with
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I do not not take credit. That goes to my eleventh grade English teacher who felt very strongly that grammar was critically important to... -
Ssevensages reacted to Mark44's post in the thread Why do we spend so little time learning grammar in college? with Like.
I believe this is true as well, and also believe that this is partly due to the teachers not having a solid grasp of grammar.
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Ssevensages reacted to Mark44's post in the thread Why do we spend so little time learning grammar in college? with Like.
Because all too often, the basics don't get covered in the elementary or high school grades. In addition to the examples about grammar...
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Ssevensages reacted to Astronuc's post in the thread Why do we spend so little time learning grammar in college? with Like.
We more or less agree, but like DaveC426913 suggested, grammar should be mastered in the primary/secondary educational program. I had a...
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Ssevensages replied to the thread Why do we spend so little time learning grammar in college?.You would have to ask the colleges that accept students with inferior English grammar why they accepted the students who have not...
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Ssevensages reacted to DaveC426913's post in the thread Why do we spend so little time learning grammar in college? with Like.
Correct. I mastered it by high school. Then why did they get accepted? That's a rhetorical question. My point being that if theyre not...
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Ssevensages reacted to Astronuc's post in the thread "The Federal Reserve is raising interest rates to reduce inflation" with Like.
One's supposition is correct, but it is more complicated than just the backs. The banks and other financial institutions raise...
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Ssevensages replied to the thread "The Federal Reserve is raising interest rates to reduce inflation".I don't know what conditions could cause raising interest rates to exacerbate inflation.
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Ssevensages replied to the thread Why do we spend so little time learning grammar in college?.I don't think your views conflict with mine. A course on technical writing is not the same thing as a course in English grammar.
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Ssevensages reacted to Astronuc's post in the thread Why do we spend so little time learning grammar in college? with Like.
I've recommended graduate students take a course in technical writing after reviewing theses or dissertations. I even sent a...
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Ssevensages replied to the thread Why do we spend so little time learning grammar in college?.Nobody masters English grammar in grade school. Because most students at uni have not mastered the basics. Most university students...
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Ssevensages reacted to DaveC426913's post in the thread Why do we spend so little time learning grammar in college? with Like.
Isn't that what grade school is for? Why waste time in uni on the basics? Isn't that what application interviews and entrance exams are...
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Ssevensages replied to the thread Why do we spend so little time learning grammar in college?.So if that's what you think now, do you agree with me that universities in America should require undergraduates to take courses in...
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Ssevensages reacted to Averagesupernova's post in the thread Why do we spend so little time learning grammar in college? with Like.
I'll say this: I always thought that it's not that important. As long as the point comes across right? Then I had to do tech support via...
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Ssevensages replied to the thread Why do we spend so little time learning grammar in college?.Should universities require students to take courses on English grammar?