Comments on: “Teenagers loitering outside a sentence”: Teaching grammar on Twitter http://www.vianegativa.us/2009/04/grammar-on-twitter/ How can we live without the unknown before us? —Rene Char Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:53:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Peter http://www.vianegativa.us/2009/04/grammar-on-twitter/#comment-829230 Peter Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:57:30 +0000 http://www.vianegativa.us/?p=4283#comment-829230 Each of you gets a gold star for making it through this long essay. Thank you so much for your kind words. Laura, wow! I subscribe to <i>English Journal</i> and enjoy every issue, but I'm not sure I can work up the academic tone I find there. If I had ten thousand Twitter followers, I'd trade them in for you guys. You're with me when I write, and in a way I write to thank you. Each of you gets a gold star for making it through this long essay. Thank you so much for your kind words.

Laura, wow! I subscribe to English Journal and enjoy every issue, but I’m not sure I can work up the academic tone I find there.

If I had ten thousand Twitter followers, I’d trade them in for you guys. You’re with me when I write, and in a way I write to thank you.

]]> By: Laura http://www.vianegativa.us/2009/04/grammar-on-twitter/#comment-829196 Laura Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:04:22 +0000 http://www.vianegativa.us/?p=4283#comment-829196 You may have no interest in doing this, Peter, but I think a mainstream educational publication like the English Journal would welcome this article. It's such a wonderful idea, and I think that sort of exposure would allow more teachers to see and use it. You may have no interest in doing this, Peter, but I think a mainstream educational publication like the English Journal would welcome this article. It’s such a wonderful idea, and I think that sort of exposure would allow more teachers to see and use it.

]]> By: lucas http://www.vianegativa.us/2009/04/grammar-on-twitter/#comment-829177 lucas Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:29:30 +0000 http://www.vianegativa.us/?p=4283#comment-829177 Great essay. Peter, you know what I think of your tweets: they're stupendous. You deserve ten thousand followers. Some of the technical discussion of grammar went over my head (these were things I once knew), but I got the feel of the sentences. Great essay. Peter, you know what I think of your tweets: they’re stupendous. You deserve ten thousand followers.

Some of the technical discussion of grammar went over my head (these were things I once knew), but I got the feel of the sentences.

]]> By: Bluegrass Poet http://www.vianegativa.us/2009/04/grammar-on-twitter/#comment-829176 Bluegrass Poet Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:22:48 +0000 http://www.vianegativa.us/?p=4283#comment-829176 First, to Peter, well done! A lovely essay on the sentence and on the teaching of the sentence. Second, to Dave, yes, a series sounds like a wonderful idea. You are a lovely innovator. First, to Peter, well done! A lovely essay on the sentence and on the teaching of the sentence.

Second, to Dave, yes, a series sounds like a wonderful idea. You are a lovely innovator.

]]> By: Dave http://www.vianegativa.us/2009/04/grammar-on-twitter/#comment-829164 Dave Tue, 14 Apr 2009 13:15:47 +0000 http://www.vianegativa.us/?p=4283#comment-829164 We'll see how it goes. I'm not very good about bugging people. We’ll see how it goes. I’m not very good about bugging people.

]]> By: Deb http://www.vianegativa.us/2009/04/grammar-on-twitter/#comment-829072 Deb Mon, 13 Apr 2009 21:12:07 +0000 http://www.vianegativa.us/?p=4283#comment-829072 I love the series idea. (As well as Peter's work. Effin' brilliant.) I hope you get lots of contributors. I love the series idea. (As well as Peter’s work. Effin’ brilliant.) I hope you get lots of contributors.

]]> By: Beryl Singleton Bissell http://www.vianegativa.us/2009/04/grammar-on-twitter/#comment-829068 Beryl Singleton Bissell Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:32:29 +0000 http://www.vianegativa.us/?p=4283#comment-829068 Your opening sentence did the trick, though I'm inclined to read everything you write because you wrote it and it's bound to be good. I got a great deal of pleasure from reading this article and a nice refresher in grammar as well. I've loved twitter for the very reasons you cite. It helps create better writers. Lucky students, yours. Your opening sentence did the trick, though I’m inclined to read everything you write because you wrote it and it’s bound to be good. I got a great deal of pleasure from reading this article and a nice refresher in grammar as well. I’ve loved twitter for the very reasons you cite. It helps create better writers. Lucky students, yours.

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