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[proud2BlibKansan]

Just landed in my school email inbox.

Is the K now silent?

The death of the English language. If we had all of our other problems solved, I would have time to deal with this one. Sigh.

[gateley]

1. "Is the K now silent?"

:rofl:

[proud2BlibKansan]

2. You would hope that a company making gazillions off of gullible teachers

would be able to hire an editor to look over these emails before they go out.

[gateley]

3. I'm amazed by some of the things I see and here these days.

Obama frequently says "me and ________". I think so many things have become acceptable these days. Don't know about the silent K, though. :7

[MineralMan]

4. Just "here?"

:rofl:

[gateley]

5. OMG! That's too funny! My mother, the teacher, is rolling in

her grave. I'm leaving it as a testament to my smugness! :rofl: I even "proofed" it before I posted!

[MineralMan]

6. I simply couldn't resist.

It's always risky to comment on that stuff. I've screwed up plenty of times while doing it.

[proud2BlibKansan]

7. I'm betting you know when to use "a" and "an"

Just a hunch. :hi:

[MineralMan]

8. Depends on the audience.

I've written for both US and British publications. Different rules. Here, we write "a hundred." In the UK, they write "an hundred" in some publications. There are many such differences, all of which I have in my head for use when I need them. Usage depends on the use and where you're using it, it seems.

[gateley]

9. Feel free to call me on it any time you catch one. It does

me good to be knocked down to size! And I love laughing at myself! :hi: