tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post3014721984664286831..comments2023-11-16T17:56:09.323-06:00Comments on The “Blog” of “Unnecessary” Quotation Marks: sounds "fun"bethanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08163733354894909762noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-41092591917423931302010-03-24T22:31:21.518-05:002010-03-24T22:31:21.518-05:00@Classic Steve: you may have been ahead in your c...@Classic Steve: you may have been ahead in your class, perhaps you were even using quotation marks by the end of the first grade!toephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05520183172273373342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-66003974671754161182010-03-24T17:05:40.106-05:002010-03-24T17:05:40.106-05:00I say sweat shop.I say sweat shop.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09735251454734496646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-71289781393425092582010-03-24T15:49:40.173-05:002010-03-24T15:49:40.173-05:00@toep: I could read "check" and "bo...@toep: I could read "check" and "board" by the end of kindergarten. Not sure about "directions," but the kindergarten area did have "COMMUNICATION" written on the wall. Which I first pronounced "kom-muhn-nih-KAT-toyn."Classic Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11090348174912406533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-84600634453431225442010-03-24T13:16:12.732-05:002010-03-24T13:16:12.732-05:00They won't be "learning" proper punc...They won't be "learning" proper punctuation, that's for sure. Maybe the first set of quotation marks is appropriate.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10608847514609780465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-63477006898299460472010-03-24T11:16:30.143-05:002010-03-24T11:16:30.143-05:00@classic Steve: i second that notion.
My question...@classic Steve: i second that notion.<br /><br />My question is, though, can first graders read such words as "check," "board", and "directions"? <br /> Who is this sign for? <br /><br /><br />WV: nesti--let's not have any nesti comments. the first graders might be listening.toephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05520183172273373342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-27144530420602902212010-03-24T08:46:14.279-05:002010-03-24T08:46:14.279-05:00Maybe the marks should really surround "and.&...Maybe the marks should really surround "and." I rarely did both at once in first grade.Classic Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11090348174912406533noreply@blogger.com