My favorite is 'less' and 'fewer'. Fewer is for things you can count "fewer people, fewer houses" and less is for things you cannot count "less sugar, less sand"
When you are watching TV, it is interesting how many people don't even know the word 'fewer'. They use 'less' for everything. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Madigan" <[email protected]> To: "ProFox Email List" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 11:44 PM Subject: Re: [OT] new campaign poster It's frightening. There are teachers on there who don't know the difference between "you're" or "your", "loosing" and "losing", "To", "Too" or "Two", and these people think they deserve lifetime pensions. --- On Wed, 6/29/11, Nicholas Geti <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Nicholas Geti <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [OT] new campaign poster > To: "ProFox Email List" <[email protected]> > Date: Wednesday, June 29, 2011, 10:19 PM > Massachusetts ranks 17th of all > world-wide political entities but first in > the U.S. They used to be at the bottom but in the past > couple of years > required teachers to pass proficiency tests before they get > their teachers > license. Also kids must pass a proficiency test before they > get their > high-school diplomas. > > The unions fought tooth-and-nail to block these tests but > results are in. > > In most states to become a teacher you only need to go > through courses that > teach how to teach. They don't teach subjects that the > teachers will be > teaching. Bummer. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Michael Madigan" <[email protected]> > To: "ProFox Email List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 9:48 PM > Subject: Re: [OT] new campaign poster > > > > Nick, > > > > I've been arguing with teachers on Facebook about NJ > Teachers having to > > pay a reasonable amount of their healthcare costs, and > most of them can't > > spell. It's frightening that there isn't a > proficiency test for teachers. > > > > --- On Wed, 6/29/11, Nicholas Geti <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> From: Nicholas Geti <[email protected]> > >> Subject: Re: [OT] new campaign poster > >> To: "ProFox Email List" <[email protected]> > >> Date: Wednesday, June 29, 2011, 9:33 PM > >> How many Americans know that? They > >> don't study English in school anymore. > >> Diagramming sentences was given up long ago. > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Michael Madigan" <[email protected]> > >> To: "ProFox Email List" <[email protected]> > >> Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 2:36 PM > >> Subject: Re: [OT] new campaign poster > >> > >> > >> >I have to diagram the joke? > >> > > >> > The joke is that Biden is so stupid he can't > spell > >> "You're" correctly. > >> > > >> > > >> > --- On Wed, 6/29/11, Nicholas Geti <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > > >> >> From: Nicholas Geti <[email protected]> > >> >> Subject: Re: [OT] new campaign poster > >> >> To: "ProFox Email List" <[email protected]> > >> >> Date: Wednesday, June 29, 2011, 11:45 AM > >> >> So is whoever made this poster. The > >> >> spelling should be "you're" or "you are" > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> >> From: "Michael Madigan" <[email protected]> > >> >> To: <undisclosed recipients:> > >> >> Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 4:39 AM > >> >> Subject: [OT] new campaign poster > >> >> > >> >> [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/099b01cc3736$d162b350$7a00a8c0@w2k3s02 ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
