Grammar Confessions

The Grammar exam is right around the corner. So what?? I haven't mastered all the rules yet. Which means, I still have a lot of studying to do. Since we spent this week reviewing for the test, I thought I should go ahead and publicly confess my grammar weak points. Maybe if I try & make sense of these tricky rules in writing, I'll be better prepared than I was before publishing this post. Ladies & gents..it's grammar go time.

"Fake it till you make it!"

  No matter how many times I do it, I always get the butterflies when presenting in front of a crowd. Even if I am completely prepared, I still manage to get nervous. I am convinced this curse will never go away. But it does help to have a little support. That is why I am proud to be part of such a stellar team-Straitlaced. I think we managed to pull off a great first presentation. However, my motto for this course still stands, which is to "fake it, till I make it."

Good Advice

Today, we were given the assignment of writing down three questions about life. They could be related to our education, dating life, or anything else we felt we needed advice on. Here were the three questions I came up with...

1. What is the best way to get involved in Experience Management (my major)?

2. Should I give up competing solely because it is SO expensive?

3. Is it OK to keep saying "yes" to a guy I'm not interested in, ALTHOUGH I enjoy being around him? Or am I completely wasting his time?

With these questions in mind, we were then given the task of sharing our questions to the class. As we went around asking for advice, we were encouraged to jot down any advice that stuck with us. Here were some of the responses I received...

Grammar & Me...Grammar & I??

    This semester I'm taking an introductory class to how to effectively communicate in the business world. I have to admit, after class on Tuesday, I raced over to the bookstore. I could not wait to see what everyone was raving about. I've had several friends tell me not only how great this class is going to be but also how much I'll  use the book afterwards. As I stood in line for check out, I even had strangers telling me how much they enjoyed the class.  After making my purchase I began skimming through it's pages. I could tell I would be learning quite a bit this semester. Then I started on the HW. Dangling modifiers what?