Jeff,

Thank you for your kind reply!  I was hoping that your being teachers would
keep you from scooting me out the door by the scruff of my collar.  It looks
like I've hit pay dirt.  *g*

~Ruth

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From: Glauner, Jeff <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2000 10:20 AM
Subject: Re: Educable


> Ruth,
>
> When grammarians get together they often start slinging jargon around like
> half-pulled taffy at a New Year's Eve party.  Try to enjoy it.  Never
> interpret it as extraordinary knowledge.  We are often as insecure in our
> grammatical judgments as any novice.
>
> Please post your questions and comments as freely as if you were a
> recognized expert.  Then watch the flood of suggestions and
interpretations
> come your way.  We always have a bucketful of approaches to anything
> grammatical.  Hopefully, there will be something in the bucket that is
> helpful to you.  We try to be good scholars but most of us are teachers
> first and we have a compulsion to teach.  Thanks for being a part of our
> conversation.
>
> Jeff Glauner
> Park University
>