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Ruthiella Oh dear! 😂 2y

KellyK #GrammarMatters!! And spelling. 🤣 (edited) 2y

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GingerAntics

Emotional Intelligence: 10th Anniversary Edition | Daniel Goleman

“The train angry thoughts that stokes anger is also potentially the key to one of the most powerful ways to defuse anger...”

Not a fan of books that have basic grammar errors when they are supposed to be these ground breaking, life changing books. Ugh. Subject-verb agreement here people.
Angry thoughts are plural, therefore they stoke anger and are the key. #whoeditedthis #grammarmatters #grammarsaveslives #why #edit

CSeydel Interesting. As I read the sentence, the subject is “train”. “Angry thoughts” is the object of the preposition. “Train of angry thoughts” would indeed take a singular verb. 6y

CSeydel Never mind - you‘re right. “Is” goes with “train”. Seems like the author means to include “that stoke anger” inside the “of” clause. Altogether a poorly constructed sentence, really. Angry thoughts stoke anger? No kidding? 6y

GingerAntics @CSeydel maybe yeah...it makes sense when you take “angry thoughts” out instead of “train.” Hm. Maybe it would have been easier to understand in that way, which I‘m guessing was the intention, if it was worded differently... “the angry train of thought...” Thanks for clearing that up for me. I was really frustrated with that sentence. 6y

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CSeydel It‘s a very awkward sentence! 6y

GingerAntics @CSeydel lol I know, in the end the thought wasn‘t very ground breaking. I understood that part at least. Probably needs to be reworded. 6y

CSeydel I won‘t be able to rest until I‘ve diagrammed it. I think it works if you put the prepositional phrase “of angry thoughts” AND the dependent clause “that stokes anger” BOTH under train, and then the subject-verb “train-is” still works. 🤔 6y

GingerAntics @CSeydel I‘m so glad I‘m not the only one who is taking issue with this sentence. Perhaps not necessarily in subject-verb agreement, but certainly with the word choice. I‘m also not finding this particular sentence to be groundbreaking or life changing. Perhaps that‘s other sentences in the book. Hopefully I‘ll get to those soon. The author has also informed me that worrying makes you more anxious, and sad things make you more depressed. 6y

CSeydel Wow, I need to write that down! Who knew? 😂 I hope it picks up! 6y

GingerAntics @CSeydel oh I was always horrible at diagramming sentences which is odd as I‘m usually a visual learner. I think it would have to be that way to work, though. This sentence seems slightly convoluted, and possibly made more complex than is necessary to effectively communicate the idea. Sounds like Hume. I thought I was taking a break from that. Oy. 6y

GingerAntics @CSeydel I know! I think I found the life changing/groundbreaking part. I‘d hate for you to miss it. Definitely write that down. 😂 6y

LiterRohde This was all the rage when I was doing my teaching undergraduate work 20 years ago. Even presented at a conference. And I‘ve now been teaching long enough to see fads come and go and come back. EQ or EI might just be another. I don‘t see anything wrong with these fads, per se, I just have come to see them as tools and not the panaceas they claim to be. We all want understanding bosses or teachers, but couldn‘t one also say Hitler had a high EQ? (edited) 6y

GingerAntics @LiterRohde yup, but my job gives continue ed (they call it TOLI credit for instructors/professors) credit for this madness. I also saw a reading list that claimed it would change your life. I‘m not seeing it, but if it means I don‘t have to spend my free time in some dry presentation at work, I‘m happy with that. At least I can do this anywhere. Next up is something on “growth mindset.” That‘s a favourite buzz word at the moment. 6y

LiterRohde @GingerAntics I wasn‘t saying this stuff isn‘t useful. I‘ve got two books on ‘growth mindset‘ sitting on my coffee table. Much of it is - in the right situation, with the right person. Most of them, however, claim to be the magic bullet. I learn what I can, incorporate what seems reasonable, and then use them all as bullets in the right place at the right time. I‘ve quit looking for snake oil or one size fits all as I think so many still do. (edited) 6y

LiterRohde @GingerAntics The job I‘m at right now literally focuses on a different buzz word each year. This year it was a narrow-minded definition of ‘blended learning‘ focused on a student-directed program. We were expected to use it consistently throughout the year and have artifacts of evidence proving we used it. Instead, maybe just let me use everything I‘ve learned and am still learning in order to best teach my kids? Nope. That makes too much sense. (edited) 6y

GingerAntics @LiterRohde Oh I totally get that. This idea that there is a magic bullet is insane. The fact that educators actually fall for it concerns me. “Artefacts of evidence proving” you‘ve used a buzz word? For the love of all that is holy!!! 🙄 I find they claim this growth mindset is working, but all I see is they don‘t say “I‘m never going to get this” out loud when they think a teacher can hear them. 6y

GingerAntics @LiterRohde like you said, it‘s a tool. There are tons of them. The more tools you have to use the better the outcome, but acting like any one of them is the solution to whatever problem people think exists is nuts. Part of my job is with a collegiate high school, so it‘s supposed to be the fix for all their bad habits from their regular high schools. 6y

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Lcsmcat

What's So Great About Beethoven?: A Biography of Ludwig van Beethoven Just for Kids! | Sam Rogers

Saw this on Facebook and have been unable to trace _what_ book about Beethoven it is from, so if anyone recognizes it, please come in. @MrBook #litsyhumor #grammarmatters #lifeafterdeath

Suzze found on amazon. http://tinyurl.com/y9zdcl8m (edited) 6y

Lcsmcat @Suzze 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 That was quick! Now we all know what author/editor to avoid. 😂 6y

Suzze @Lcsmcat Absolutely! 6y

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Lcsmcat Thanks to @Suzze , I have edited this post to show the actual book. #librariansoflitsy, please avoid this in your children‘s departments! 6y

LauraBrook Yikes, this is bad! Thanks for the reverse-recommendation. 6y

MrBook Haha! Awesome job, @Suzze 😁👏🏻🙌🏻! 6y

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aCleverDuck

Untitled | Unknown

I want to like this book but I can‘t read it without hearing my English teacher correcting me all the time

#grammarmatters #isthatcorrectgrammer ? #itsoundswrong #icant

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Sharpeipup

English Grammar & Punctuation | BarCharts Inc

Accidental hanging sentence in last night's dinner menu amidst a rambling tale of hometown lore. #grammarmatters

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MrBook

Delicious Foods: A Novel | James Hannaham

Here's something to....sink your teeth into 😂😂😂👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻. Among the chains, it is my favorite 😁. #GrammarMatters

BookishBlonde12 🤣😂🤣 7y

Tanner 😆They do have a good chicken apple pecan salad. Now I'm always going to wonder about it though... 7y

Dogearedcopy Ooh! It's like that episode of BTVS where everyone is creeped out by "the secret ingredient!" ? 7y

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LibrarianJen Omg @Dogearedcopy 😂😂😂🙌🏼 I was totally thinking of that too! I personally don't care for Wendy's. I'm always still hungry afterwards. 7y

NovelGirl82 Yes @Dogearedcopy 😂😂😂!!! 7y

MrBook @BookishBlonde12 😊👍🏻! @Tanner 😂👏🏻! @Dogearedcopy @LibrarianJen @NovelGirl82 😂😂👏🏻👏🏻! 7y

Zelma @Dogearedcopy yes, nice one! I immediately thought of soylent green. 😆 7y

rubyslippersreads It makes me think of that Twilight Zone episode, " To Serve Man." ? 7y

mom2bugnbee SOYLENT GREEN IS PEOPLE!!!! 7y

Nerdfins Uh, om nom nom? 🍔 7y

vivastory Or, The Secrets Revealed of a Fast Food Empire

Cannibalism: A Perfectly Natural History

ReadosaurusText 😱 7y

freyaheart Is Dr. Lecter doing the interviews?

Silence of the Lambs

Vexingcircumstance Soylent Green!!!! 7y

Vexingcircumstance Someone beat me to that joke lol 7y

scripturient 😂😂😂 Yummy!!!! 7y

MrBook @Zelma 😂👏🏻! @rubyslippersreads 😂👏🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻!!! @mom2bugnbee Not anymore 😜! @Nerdfins 😂👏🏻! @vivastory Ah, nice reference 😊👍🏻! @ReadosaurusText 😜! @freyaheart Well, he is the manager 😎! @Vexingcircumstance 😂👍🏻😊👏🏻! @scripturient 😂👏🏻! 7y

freyaheart Hannibal Lecter, Wendy's manager. Let's hope the customers aren't rude 👅🍔🍟

Red Dragon

LitsyGoesPostal 😊👍🏻 7y

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MrBook

English Grammar & Punctuation | BarCharts Inc

And one more post before I close out my night 😂😂😂👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻!!! I should find this place and be a violator. It would hold up in court 😎👌🏻! #GrammarMatters

Peddler410 Hysterical 😭 7y

Texreader Love it!! 7y

ApoptyGina69 When I find $50🍾🍭💫👑🎉💝 7y

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Donna_sBookMinute So will violators actually be towed -- or their vehicles? I doubt they'd be in shape to find anything after being towed. Oh, maybe the towing service will at least bring a flatbed so they wouldn't be drug around. 7y

rubyslippersreads You could use that "found" $50 to buy books! ? 7y

mostlycatsandcoffee Nice trade off. Lol 7y

Graciouswarriorprincess 👍🏻🤣 7y

MsSinn Weird Al's "Word Crimes" anyone? 7y

hgrimes I saw someone with a license plate cover today that read, "All Teacher's Have Class". *head smack* I really hope the owner of that vehicle is not actually a teacher! 7y

Louise Hahaha! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 7y

SiriGuruDevSingh 😂 7y

KellyK What??? 😂😂😂 7y

Tanner Bahaahaaa! 😂 7y

Buddys_Momma Finding $50? Heck yeah! LOL!! LOL 😂 7y

Mimi28 Good grief 😳 7y

LuLeeBelle So... In other words... They tow your car and leave $50 in its place? Sweet! How generous 7y

LitsyGoesPostal 😊👍🏻 7y

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