And notice where the interesting sentences
are coming from.
Herb
From:
Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2006 3:58
AM
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Subject: Re: Mere HS teachers
Paul,
I absolutely echo your reaction to "mere"!
The sentence in question was written as part of a description of my student's
pet bulldog.
John
On 3/13/06, Paul E.
Doniger <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
Cynthia,
As a fellow HS English (and drama) teacher, I refuse to be
"mere" and hope you will hold such a high opinion of yourself, too.
We are a breed who have to be able to read a billion pages of student writing
every month (more or less) and help all the writers of those pages make them
better. I think there is nothing "mere" about that daunting task --
and that's only ONE of our required tasks.
Proudly,
Paul D.
P.S. I agree with your approach to this weird and interesting sentence.
P.P.S. I think the sentence is describing what is called a
"burnside." It's a mutton-chop/moustache combination like that
sported by General Ambrose Burnside of the Civil War era. Does anyone know if
that's it?
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