tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5921989149511503412.post1581141578721022254..comments2012-10-23T09:31:54.200-07:00Comments on Shandra does some grammar stuff: Week eightAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07772149782432328736noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5921989149511503412.post-4765398459322039162012-10-15T15:14:25.415-07:002012-10-15T15:14:25.415-07:00another fabulous blog, Shandra--and you're abs...another fabulous blog, Shandra--and you're absolutely right about knowing when (and why!) to ever use these things in your writing. We'll be addressing that issue this week, but it's something you'll need to just keep playing with on your own. <br />Or not. You're a prose stylist, grasshopper, your sentences already richly varied, although you may not be using these particular brush strokes. <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00257940218680612340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5921989149511503412.post-41455105040195763632012-10-14T22:58:57.147-07:002012-10-14T22:58:57.147-07:00I also have a problem with over-expressing myself....I also have a problem with over-expressing myself. I also tend to throw random big words into my sentences because I for some reason believe that it will make my writing sound smarter than it is and possibly make it so it actually sounds like I know what I'm talking about. In reality though, it just makes me sound scatter brained and unorganized. I agree with the fact that grades go down due to this overdone thought process. Good luck with changing your style! I will be attempting to do the same. Lauren Jerdehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06385367396995964958noreply@blogger.com