i've never thought a class would actually change how i lived. i'm not talking about a class (cough cough ap comp) that takes up too much time or makes me so stressed that i want to pull my hair out, but i mean a class that makes me stand out. i'm talking about grammar. going into it, i figured i'd do well in it since the basketball coach is the teacher and i had decent grammar already. i did well on all of the quizzes, tests, and homework assignments. now that the term is coming to an end, i realize how much that particular class affected my life. i'm the grammar bitch to my friends who incessantly say "i did so good on that test!" or "anyways..." or "bob and me went too." it drives me up the wazzooo! i hadn't noticed before, but now that i have acquired a trained ear, they all sound like hicks. once, i was writing an essay for class and i paired everyone with he and she, just like i'm supposed to because they're both singular, and the person correcting said they didn't match! our world is disregarding grammar with escalating speed. what no one understands is that grammar will help him/her on college essays, the ACT and SAT, job interviews, doing well in school, and assuming an authoritative position. the message of this blog? don't talk like an uneducated bafoon. please.
p.s. notice that i used well instead of good, affect instead of effect, used quotation marks correctly, matched no one with him or her, and didn't mistake any contractions.
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