tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29793018.post7145334681041306516..comments2024-01-31T04:29:38.858-06:00Comments on The Outfit: A Collective of Chicago Crime Writers: EuniceSean Chercoverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00939494866272006802noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29793018.post-77505953689331568352010-04-16T20:32:39.875-05:002010-04-16T20:32:39.875-05:00Brian,
School might be more fun if diagramming sen...Brian,<br />School might be more fun if diagramming sentences was introduced to kids as a game. And speech would be improved.<br /><br />Barb,<br />I've been giving <i>Sister Bernadette's Barking Dog</i> to young relatives since you first mentioned it to me.<br /><br />Herrien,<br />You're welcome.Michael Dymmochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06424057697796493279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29793018.post-91241822297472468402010-04-15T11:32:00.461-05:002010-04-15T11:32:00.461-05:00Yes, yes, Michael. I used to love diagramming sent...Yes, yes, Michael. I used to love diagramming sentences. It seemed to clarify a lot about the relationships of words. <br /><br />Bryan and Michael--have you read SISTER BERNADETTE'S BARKING DOG by Kitty Burns Florey? It's all about diagramming. Fascinating stuff about the development of diagramming and wonderful, funny examples. You'd really like this book.Barbara D'Amatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03991495702239085323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29793018.post-33899898846431502962010-04-14T15:52:53.109-05:002010-04-14T15:52:53.109-05:00Glad you're vigilant, Michael. Whenever I thin...Glad you're vigilant, Michael. Whenever I think grammar and punctuation and such, I think of diagramming sentences in John Kessel's ninth-grade English class at Detroit Catholic Central High School. I actually kinda liked it, in the same way that I liked geometry (but not physics). It was a great way to learn grammar, and I still occasionally picture a diagram when I'm trying to Bryan Gruleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14854133842533898814noreply@blogger.com