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desoto_hia873Have made it to p. 304 of Harry Potter. I think I can say, with conviction, that I've never seen so many semi-colons used in one book before.
A vampire named Sanguini! ::snerk:: That made me laugh out loud. I'm curious to see how vampires in the Potterverse operate.
In other news, Dad has made it to Blood Ties in BtVS S5 and called me tonight to ask where Glory had gone. He thought maybe he'd seen the last of her - I don't think he's quite grasped the idea of the seasonal Big Bad yet. He hated the episode Triangle (I rather agree with him on this one - it was a weak episode), but liked Lydia from the Watcher's Council in Checkpoint. I told him that Lydia's thesis is available online (http://www.channelingboards.com/SpikeThesis/) and have just discovered that an updated bound version is available for purchase (http://www.cafepress.com/teaattheford.12070289). Hee - I might have to get a copy of that.
Oh, and his theory for what happens to Buffy at the end of the season? She becomes a vampire. Heh.
A vampire named Sanguini! ::snerk:: That made me laugh out loud. I'm curious to see how vampires in the Potterverse operate.
In other news, Dad has made it to Blood Ties in BtVS S5 and called me tonight to ask where Glory had gone. He thought maybe he'd seen the last of her - I don't think he's quite grasped the idea of the seasonal Big Bad yet. He hated the episode Triangle (I rather agree with him on this one - it was a weak episode), but liked Lydia from the Watcher's Council in Checkpoint. I told him that Lydia's thesis is available online (http://www.channelingboards.com/SpikeThesis/) and have just discovered that an updated bound version is available for purchase (http://www.cafepress.com/teaattheford.12070289). Hee - I might have to get a copy of that.
Oh, and his theory for what happens to Buffy at the end of the season? She becomes a vampire. Heh.
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Date: 2005-07-22 02:25 am (UTC)The external examiner for my MSc thesis informed me that I had no idea how to use commas. In a literal sense, he's right - I don't remember ever being taught where to put them. I do remember reading that George Bernard Shaw put them where ever he wanted his actors to take a breath, which I thought was a nicely functional way to do it. I think I put them in where I hear a sentence pause or change in tone in my head. Which means I'm probably wrong alot.
Someone on LJ finally gave me an explanation of when to use the subjunctive tense last year. Three languages - English, French, and Spanish - and I never understood the subjunctive. Guess I'll have to hunt someone down who can explain commas. Think there's a grammar community on LJ? :-)
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Date: 2005-07-22 09:56 am (UTC)I never learnt grammar either. There was a kind of touchy-feely 'expressing one's creativity is far more important than actually knowing how to use the language' trip in primary school teaching when I was little. Then, my supervisor (the one who accused me of 'writing like a German') made me go out and get The Elements Of Style, which really helped a lot. I've almost got my 'whiches' and 'thats' sorted now!