tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817631728719088811.post6791046040355187771..comments2023-09-16T06:50:45.279-04:00Comments on Ramblings of a 60 Year Old Man: What I learned in Algebra and GeometryRobert T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11739438152647427188noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817631728719088811.post-79514218429089720922011-06-09T12:04:27.881-04:002011-06-09T12:04:27.881-04:00I think my grammar Nazi child - also known as Mira...I think my grammar Nazi child - also known as Miracle Baby - can attest to this. She is the ultimate reference in our house when grammar is in question, much to her siblings dismay sometimes!BabySisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817631728719088811.post-34197318525292291102011-06-08T19:45:45.258-04:002011-06-08T19:45:45.258-04:001)The "Memorare" was also one of mother&...1)The "Memorare" was also one of mother's favorite prayers - and there were those of us who learned it long before the exposure - once again - to Peahead and her memorable plea.<br /><br />2)There are those of us who still cannot end a sentence with a preposition - and anyone who had mother correct the usage of grammar in a paper prior to turning it in will attest that the apple doesn't fall from the tree.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817631728719088811.post-89435060596242871772011-06-07T22:33:44.178-04:002011-06-07T22:33:44.178-04:00Megabyte has just been handed the Algebra I book t...Megabyte has just been handed the Algebra I book to work on over the summer and is talking about taking it in an online class that is self-paced through the Riverside Virtual School. Now I have to do some more looking into it to see if it will work. She wants to complete it this summer and do Geometry instead of Algebra in 8th grade. I'm ok with it, as that's what I did. However, the math teachers at her school will have to work with us on this one. Totally weird!BabySisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817631728719088811.post-2439750404242804812011-06-07T20:36:45.012-04:002011-06-07T20:36:45.012-04:00Yes, I do know that; however, I have never had an ...Yes, I do know that; however, I have never had an occasion to use said formula.<br /><br />The "ending a sentence with a preposition" ban is mainly a snob construct by those academics who tried to fit the rules of Latin to the emerging English language. With regard to English, it is an artificial construct, and although taught to you and me, it is not a requirement, unless you are attempting to be rather formal in your usage.North of 50https://www.blogger.com/profile/07049744141322448254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817631728719088811.post-31299547037278020582011-06-07T09:52:30.779-04:002011-06-07T09:52:30.779-04:00Do you even know a-squared + b-squared = c-squared...Do you even know a-squared + b-squared = c-squared? And just what are you invoking the blessings of our Beloved Mother Mary for? (However I am ending that sentence with a preposition and am therefore in violation of Mr. Brown's English rules). So much for our Catholic education.Robert T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11739438152647427188noreply@blogger.com