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A "professor" that teaches writing skills that uses "gonna" and "gotta" in print. You need to be careful about the praising for trying bit, especially as they
by billswift 17y ago
A "professor" that teaches writing skills that uses "gonna" and "gotta" in print.
You need to be careful about the praising for trying bit, especially as they get older:
"Actually, they were being treated like children but they had been their whole lives and didn't know the difference.
"Treating like an adult: You're fucking up. Here's how to fix it. Now fix it.
"Treating like a child: You're trying really hard! Good job! It's not the result that matters, it's just that you try!
"(That's actually a functional way to deal with children up to a point. In most cases they can't do a real job. But when they get to the point they can, when they're ready to learn to be adults with adult responsibilities, "it's a good try" should never cut it.)"
- jjs 17y agoA "professor" that teaches writing skills that uses "gonna" and "gotta" in print. If it's any consolation, prescriptive grammarians have always been wrong. :)