(Un)Grammatically Speaking One of the less-heralded parental duties is (gently) correcting your kid’s bad grammar — or trying to. Witness this exchange between me and my (then) 8 year-old daughter: She: “Did you know that Raffy (family dog) digged a big hole in the garden?” Me: “It’s “dug,” not “dig.” She (with emphasis): “Did you know...Read More
Overheard at the Doctor’s Office The rivalry between the Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers is just one of the ways Minnesota and Wisconsin compete (and put each other down). Which explains this exchange, overheard at the (Twin Cities) doctor’s office yesterday: Nurse: ‘Have you been out of the country in the last 3 weeks?’...Read More
(Un)Grammatically Speaking One of the less-heralded parental duties is (gently) correcting your kid’s bad grammar — or trying to. Witness this recent exchange between me and my 8 year-old daughter: She: ‘Did you know that Raffy (family dog) digged a big hole in the garden?” Me: “It’s “dug,” not “dig.” She (with emphasis): “Did you know that...Read More
