tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324860522351083573.post3992307961908447173..comments2024-03-26T15:29:31.939+09:00Comments on on the edge of ordinary: Style with a different twistWendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17882558757262419263noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324860522351083573.post-24826135002498671412011-05-12T08:39:22.128+09:002011-05-12T08:39:22.128+09:00I sympathize with your grammar in primary school e...I sympathize with your grammar in primary school experience (or lack of it). What were they thinking? I had to learn most of my technical grammar when teaching year six as I was taught precious little in school.Deb Lnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324860522351083573.post-18667245791569611972011-05-12T08:39:21.180+09:002011-05-12T08:39:21.180+09:00I sympathize with your grammar in primary school e...I sympathize with your grammar in primary school experience (or lack of it). What were they thinking? I had to learn most of my technical grammar when teaching year six as I was taught precious little in school.Deb Lnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324860522351083573.post-68568269406075938562011-05-11T20:01:27.322+09:002011-05-11T20:01:27.322+09:00I don't envy you this job Wendy. I'll be i...I don't envy you this job Wendy. I'll be interested to see it when it's done if you're willing to share. It's an equally interesting issue when you teach in an International school. We accept American, Australian and British spelling, but grammar is another challenge. I'm using an American program at the moment, but I know I sometimes tell my kids that either way is OK!<br /><br />As for the braces - braces are what you have on your teeth to straighten them or what some guys wear to hold their trousers up. {} - well this Aussie just thinks they are more brackets! Squiggly ones.KarenKTeachCambhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18360213423837201954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324860522351083573.post-67176488830343181502011-05-11T17:32:28.492+09:002011-05-11T17:32:28.492+09:00Thanks for working on this, Wendy! And then there ...Thanks for working on this, Wendy! And then there are braces: { }.<br /><br />What do Australians call those?Gary and Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02127884257479382524noreply@blogger.com