Course eval.

The course eval is due by 9 a.m. Tuesday, May 26.

Please know that I will take your feedback seriously and it will inform changes to the course for second semester.

I suggest that you type your answers in a Word document and then copy and paste them into the survey so that you do not lose unsaved work and have to start over again.

Thanks,
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Think punctuation doesn't matter? Think again.

Version #1:

Dear John,

I want a man who knows what love is all about. You are generous, kind, thoughtful. People who are not like you admit to being useless and inferior. You have ruined me for other men. I yearn for you. I have no feelings whatsoever when we are apart. I can be forever happy–will you let me be yours?

Gloria


Version #2:

Dear John,

I want a man who knows what love is. All about you are generous, kind, thoughtful people, who are not like you. Admit to being useless and inferior. You have ruined me. For other men, I yearn. For you, I have no feelings whatsoever. When we are apart, I can be forever happy. Will you let me be?

Yours, Gloria

Overheard in the freshman lounge:

"Mr. Roberts has told us many things about the world, and we would like to know if any of it is wrong."

Serial Killer.

From the Columbia Journalism Review:

Why the serial comma—also known as the “Oxford” comma—isn’t important.

Thanks for an anonymous World Lit blogger for bringing this to my (our) attention.

Grammar comedy sketch.

Thanks to Brandon for passing along this comedy sketch on grammar: