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Paul's Grammar Corner
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An ongoing grammar course...
- Learn the most common mistakes.
- Learn how not to make them.
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So? Why not?
- Learn when to use "so"
- Realise how annoying the misuse of "so" can be.
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There, Their, They're
- Learn the correct use for each word
- Check all of your editable work for mistakes.
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Your, You're
- Learn the differences between each word.
- Send large amounts of money to my personal account.
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Phase 2 - Standards
- Remember, language is evolving but it also still has rules.
- Learn that professionals often have old-fashioned values.
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Me and I
- Many rules have shortcuts which make them easy to understand.
- You don
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Which and What
- Think of further examples where you might use each word.
- I can't think of anything else.
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Fewer and Less
- Watch television and shout at it when somebody gets this wrong
- Drink a bottle of single malt whisky.
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Lie and Lay
- Buy me a good single malt whisky. Lapfroaigh will do nicely.
- Point at songs like "Lay Lady Lay" and laugh at them for their ignorance.
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Which and That
- Have a short lie down before the next lesson.
- Write a short review of the course on the opening page under Kyle's (just kidding).
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Who or Whom
- Have another lie down.
- Think how brainy your friends will think you are when you correct them at dinner.
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The reason why because
- This is the end of day three. Drink more Scotch.
- Complete a range of upper body exercises in preparation for day four.
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Phase 3 - Punctuation
- Do fifteen press-ups in preparation for the next lesson.
- Make an Origami swan. It will keep you amused while I type the next page.
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Punctuation Basics
- Understand the Oxford comma and find it in other people
- Find out whether you have ever used a lower case"i" as a personal pronoun and avoid yourself if you have.
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Colons and Semi-colons
- Sensibly, take some time to digest these; they
- Go back and tick all the tasks you
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Apostrophe
- Tick all the other task boxes.
- Read, and keep reading. I mean books, and lots of them. It
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An ongoing grammar course...
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So? Why not?
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There, Their, They're
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Your, You're
LESSON TASKS
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Phase 2 - Standards
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Me and I
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Which and What
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Fewer and Less
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Lie and Lay
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Which and That
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Who or Whom
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The reason why because
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Phase 3 - Punctuation
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Punctuation Basics
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Colons and Semi-colons
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Apostrophe
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