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Yester's English Lessons 41–60 Compilation!
5 years ago
It has certainly been a while since I decided to post one of these again. I came pretty close to just ending it at sixty, to be honest, but I've just made it to eighty which I will hopefully post soon.
I know these journals get like, no attention, but they're still fun to post lol
#41: When quoting, do not correct poor grammar! Instead, add 'sic': 'Please wash you're [sic] hands'!
When there's multiple mistakes, just put '[sic]' after each one, no matter how repetitive it gets lol
#42: When referring to multiple species of fish, you can actually use 'fishes' as a plural!
I believe 'fish' as a plural would still technically be right regardless of circumstance, but 'fishes' is a grammatically correct option.
#43: 'Went' is the past tense of 'go', whereas 'gone' is the past participle (followed by 'have', etc.)!
I actually do not remember why I made this a lesson. It seems pretty obvious. I suppose 'went' is sometimes mistakenly used as the past participle.
#44: 'Bear' is also a verb meaning to carry or endure. This means you say 'bear with me' or 'bear arms'!
I notice people might say 'bare' instead, but 'bare' really has one definition, meaning naked or plain. So outside of those contexts, use 'bear'.
#45: Only hyphenate numbers 21–99 (e.g. forty-three, sixty-four thousand, thirty-first, two hundredth)!
This is the same with ordinal numbers (first, second, third, etc.). Even when it's part of a larger number, hyphenate it (e.g. twenty-four thousand sixty-two).
#46: Make sure you're clear with pronouns! Here's a bad example: Dad found the boy, and he was glad.
I'm actually not a good reader (I read a little less than half the average speed), so it's frustrating to see this type of writing.
#47: 'Cacti' is technically incorrect because it is not a Latin word, unlike nuclei, radii, and alumni!
The correct pluralisation is just cactuses. This is the same with 'platypuses' and 'octopuses' which was a previous English lesson.
#48: When quoting British English as an American or vice versa, keep the same spelling verbatim!
This isn't only with American vs. British English, this is basically international, unless the text has to be translated, in which you should probably state.
#49: 'Should of' is never correct. It's always 'should have' or the informal 'should've'!
This is more of an obvious one that people just tend to get wrong because they just don't care lol
#50: Avoid is, are, was, etc. in formal writing! Instead of 'he is ecstatic', try 'he displays ecstasy'!
I like doing important lessons for milestone lessons like #50. Sentences with is, are, was, etc. aren't very creative and tend to be pretty simple.
#51: A 'one month anniversary' doesn't make sense (anni- means year)! It is called a 'mensiversary'!
Just as a side note since I don't have a lot to say semantically, I don't understand one month anniversaries. Are you too impatient? Do you not expect it to last a year? I think anniversaries are kind of poetic, since that's when the Earth would return to the exact position the event happened since then.
#52: Outside America, 'programme' is used instead of program outside computer and verb contexts!
In America, it's always 'program'. They tend to have easier spellings, like internationally it's 'manoeuvre', but in America it's just 'maneuver'.
#53: After giving my friend a goodnight hug, I thought it would be a good night to go fishing!
As an exclamation, either spelling is correct, but 'good night' is slightly more formal.
#54: Tom and Gus' dad means they share the same dad; Tom's and Gus' dads means they have different ones!
Someone told me this is '5th grade material'. Is this common knowledge? I honestly didn't know until I did a lesson on it lol
#55: A short cut is a quick way to do something—shortcut is an adjective as well as a desktop procedure!
Take this one with a grain of salt. I haven't seen a lot of reliable sources address this and they might just be equally acceptable.
#56: Add one space after punctuation. Two spaces came from the typewriter era because of uneven spacing!
I still see my teachers do this mistake. It's not really a 'young person' mistake, unless an older person says so lol
#57: Assure means to relieve, ensure means to make sure, and insure means to pay for causing damage!
'Ensure' and 'assure' are interchangeable only on ensure's definition (to make certain). Assure can also be used to mean to promise or calm.
#58: Endonyms are names given by insiders (Deutschland), and exonyms are given by outsiders (Germany)!
Endo- means 'in' and exo- means 'out'. Things go 'in and out', and both in and endo- would come first alphabetically.
#59: Teachers teach principles (n), whilst principals are your 'pals' but also first in order (n, adj)!
As an adjective, use 'principal' as the other cannot be used as an adjective.
#60: Alliteration is a repetition of sounds, not letters (e.g. 'full photo' works as an alliteration!)
This would mean that 'poor psychology' would not count.
I know these journals get like, no attention, but they're still fun to post lol
#41: When quoting, do not correct poor grammar! Instead, add 'sic': 'Please wash you're [sic] hands'!
When there's multiple mistakes, just put '[sic]' after each one, no matter how repetitive it gets lol
#42: When referring to multiple species of fish, you can actually use 'fishes' as a plural!
I believe 'fish' as a plural would still technically be right regardless of circumstance, but 'fishes' is a grammatically correct option.
#43: 'Went' is the past tense of 'go', whereas 'gone' is the past participle (followed by 'have', etc.)!
I actually do not remember why I made this a lesson. It seems pretty obvious. I suppose 'went' is sometimes mistakenly used as the past participle.
#44: 'Bear' is also a verb meaning to carry or endure. This means you say 'bear with me' or 'bear arms'!
I notice people might say 'bare' instead, but 'bare' really has one definition, meaning naked or plain. So outside of those contexts, use 'bear'.
#45: Only hyphenate numbers 21–99 (e.g. forty-three, sixty-four thousand, thirty-first, two hundredth)!
This is the same with ordinal numbers (first, second, third, etc.). Even when it's part of a larger number, hyphenate it (e.g. twenty-four thousand sixty-two).
#46: Make sure you're clear with pronouns! Here's a bad example: Dad found the boy, and he was glad.
I'm actually not a good reader (I read a little less than half the average speed), so it's frustrating to see this type of writing.
#47: 'Cacti' is technically incorrect because it is not a Latin word, unlike nuclei, radii, and alumni!
The correct pluralisation is just cactuses. This is the same with 'platypuses' and 'octopuses' which was a previous English lesson.
#48: When quoting British English as an American or vice versa, keep the same spelling verbatim!
This isn't only with American vs. British English, this is basically international, unless the text has to be translated, in which you should probably state.
#49: 'Should of' is never correct. It's always 'should have' or the informal 'should've'!
This is more of an obvious one that people just tend to get wrong because they just don't care lol
#50: Avoid is, are, was, etc. in formal writing! Instead of 'he is ecstatic', try 'he displays ecstasy'!
I like doing important lessons for milestone lessons like #50. Sentences with is, are, was, etc. aren't very creative and tend to be pretty simple.
#51: A 'one month anniversary' doesn't make sense (anni- means year)! It is called a 'mensiversary'!
Just as a side note since I don't have a lot to say semantically, I don't understand one month anniversaries. Are you too impatient? Do you not expect it to last a year? I think anniversaries are kind of poetic, since that's when the Earth would return to the exact position the event happened since then.
#52: Outside America, 'programme' is used instead of program outside computer and verb contexts!
In America, it's always 'program'. They tend to have easier spellings, like internationally it's 'manoeuvre', but in America it's just 'maneuver'.
#53: After giving my friend a goodnight hug, I thought it would be a good night to go fishing!
As an exclamation, either spelling is correct, but 'good night' is slightly more formal.
#54: Tom and Gus' dad means they share the same dad; Tom's and Gus' dads means they have different ones!
Someone told me this is '5th grade material'. Is this common knowledge? I honestly didn't know until I did a lesson on it lol
#55: A short cut is a quick way to do something—shortcut is an adjective as well as a desktop procedure!
Take this one with a grain of salt. I haven't seen a lot of reliable sources address this and they might just be equally acceptable.
#56: Add one space after punctuation. Two spaces came from the typewriter era because of uneven spacing!
I still see my teachers do this mistake. It's not really a 'young person' mistake, unless an older person says so lol
#57: Assure means to relieve, ensure means to make sure, and insure means to pay for causing damage!
'Ensure' and 'assure' are interchangeable only on ensure's definition (to make certain). Assure can also be used to mean to promise or calm.
#58: Endonyms are names given by insiders (Deutschland), and exonyms are given by outsiders (Germany)!
Endo- means 'in' and exo- means 'out'. Things go 'in and out', and both in and endo- would come first alphabetically.
#59: Teachers teach principles (n), whilst principals are your 'pals' but also first in order (n, adj)!
As an adjective, use 'principal' as the other cannot be used as an adjective.
#60: Alliteration is a repetition of sounds, not letters (e.g. 'full photo' works as an alliteration!)
This would mean that 'poor psychology' would not count.
