Of Commas, Good Grammar and Other Languages …

My last post is missing commas anywhere there is a “but”. English is so hard! I forgot to correct the mistakes. I wanted to. I just might. I’m not comfortable with those mistakes gaping at me! Oh! Crap! I’m changing them!

I can’t tell you how I forgot. Although I can but, nah … I don’t want to give weird excuses …!

Anyway, I’m sure you thought I gave up on the whole “a post, a day” goal. Not really.

Let’s be real, good grammar and commas and perfect language belong in the library. Don’t get me wrong, perfect grammar is priceless! Well, to me. I can stop listening to you just because of your language (awful Nigerian movies come to mind) so yeah … just speak your first language if possible. It comes out better. Writing is different. I’m not saying you speak and write impeccably but don’t screw the language until you cannot recognize it.

 You can’t type a good blog piece with flawless grammar. Unless it’s a research paper!
 If you can, then I love other languages.

If I tell you how many mistakes have been flagged by now, you won’t believe it! I cannot correct everything so stop with your language OCD and stuff.

I will change the obvious mistakes, but I can’t correct some words. They are not even in the dictionary!

In the last sentence, “some” has been flagged. Seriously? You can now begin to imagine how many flags I have for all these sentences! I’m not altering all mistakes to suit the taste of the spell checker. If it doesn’t sound correct, I doubt it is correct.

Anyway, flaws do happen so imma let that slide. Sorry if my blog is not up to your standard. I don’t really want your standards. High as they are, they are yours to follow. Please don’t shove them down my throat.

I was told I am nit-picky. Maybe that’s why I dissect things until it annoys people. People don’t like it. I sense that. I’ll try not to dissect anything not in the labs.

By the way, English keeps changing. Ask the English professors! Since I can’t keep up with the updates (most scientists are poor in languages) I’ll write what I think using language that is understandable.

I don’t want to brag, but I’ve seen it in academic papers. You can die laughing because of grammar and language stuff, but that person is very sharp when it comes to their field of study. So sharp, that your laughing looks unreal.

This taught me something. Never judge a book by its cover!

That reminds me, I dropped French. I should take it up. I had a teacher who thought everyone was French. He’d enter the classroom and just start with the untranslated French. I couldn’t handle it. It was too much.

Looking back, that guy was crazy! He still had students. That does not mean anything. But, for people like me, he appeared crazy. How do you teach like that?

Now, I know a fine French school that makes me want to learn. And the teacher translates!

Funny how I’ve put all these things on hold! No, I didn’t give up. I stopped for a second and got my eyes off my goals. What a sad mistake! This used to be a dream of mine at some point. What happened?

I think I let people do what they want with me. Now, they think I am bad because I follow my heart. I am shaking my head. Anyway, who cares?

I think my dreams come first. Call me selfish. I love people, but I do know I can’t please everyone.

 I also like Chinese and Japanese. I think those funny letters are just what I need. I think I should try those …

 I trust my conscience. It has never lied to me. I wish everyone was like my conscience.

But like I said, intentions mean nothing. Action is everything. I meant it.

But I love the Francophone that we use. I think it is awesome. You can say basically anything. Most languages lack that. I have no idea why.