Colleen in NS Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 You people will fully appreciate this. I am excited to report that, just a few minutes ago, I FINISHED STUDYING R&S GRAMMAR LEVEL 8!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I plan to continue with Books 9/10, which mostly have review and a few new concepts. But I am so excited to have finally learned and practiced (what seems to me to be) most English grammar concepts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (now, to put this into practice in my writing...don't hold my quickly-written posts against me! :D) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleopatra Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Congratulations, Colleen! Brava! Have you or are you planning to read Strunk & White's Elements of Style, as well? That's on my list too, as it seems to have excellent reviews. Your post has inspired me. I have completely fallen off track with my Greek and Latin studies, not to mention trying to improve my French.:tongue_smilie: I have found Goodreads and have joined a couple of excellent groups there, so for literature, I'm doing alright ...... need to get back to the language studies though ....... :001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chepyl Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Did you just start with 7 or did you start lower? I flipped through 5th and feel like I may need to start there for a good review! I have forgotten so much since high school and college:tongue_smilie: Congratulations, Colleen! Brava! Have you or are you planning to read Strunk & White's Elements of Style, as well? That's on my list too, as it seems to have excellent reviews. Your post has inspired me. I have completely fallen off track with my Greek and Latin studies, not to mention trying to improve my French.:tongue_smilie: I have found Goodreads and have joined a couple of excellent groups there, so for literature, I'm doing alright ...... need to get back to the language studies though ....... :001_huh: We had to buy a copy of Elements of Style for my master's program. It is a VERY helpful little book! It has a whole section with commonly misused words: accept/except, lay/lie, and more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Congratulations!!!! :party: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8filltheheart Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 YAY Colleen!! Congratulations!! (I have a pile of books on my shelf waiting to be read. My reality these days is pulling my toddler off the shelves as she attempts to climb up to them!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janice H Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 I regard you as one of the WTM classicists. I know you apply yourself 100% to your job. Well done. :thumbup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang!Zoom! Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Most excellent! :deep bow: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mombygrace Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Congratulations Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tress Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Well done! :party: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Good for you! Enjoy your well deserved celebration. Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colleen in NS Posted March 1, 2012 Author Share Posted March 1, 2012 Aw, thanks, all you fellow WTM-board friends! I knew you'd understand my excitement! I still can't believe I did it, and that I finally have a basic understanding of English grammar. It seems so small in the face of all the other skills I am learning more slowly or want to learn, but it's huge to this girl. Congratulations, Colleen! Brava! Have you or are you planning to read Strunk & White's Elements of Style, as well? I will read it sometime - it's on my shelf - I think that one will be a breathe of fresh air of review, after doing R&S 8. Did you just start with 7 or did you start lower? I flipped through 5th and feel like I may need to start there for a good review! :lol: I know how you feel! A few years ago, I was going to start at Level 7, but I got about five lessons in and realized I was waaaayyyy over my head. So I jumped back to six, and then settled at five, where my son was at the time. And actually, I started learning new things in book four when he was in that one!! So, I then moved forward in five with him. And then six, and then seven, all with him. This year, while he is in eight, I fell behind. It got so I just couldn't keep up with him each day, with me reading the lesson while he read it. He was just much faster than I about absorbing the concepts and then orally going through the exercises - I fell to just following in the TM while he told me the answers (he does diagrams on his own). I finally got frustrated enough a few months ago, that I started up book 7 again. Then I figured, I'm going to try eight, on my own, for full understanding. And I plowed through that thing. Having been through five to seven with ds made eight a lot easier. It tried my brain, but I finally won last night. :D Suffice it to say, yes, five is not an unreasonable place to begin. :D I regard you as one of the WTM classicists. I know you apply yourself 100% to your job. :blushing: Oh, er, coming from people I regard highly, this is a valuable compliment to me. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomeScholar Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 :party:Congratulations!:party: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twigs Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 :party::hurray::party: Way to Go !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for telling us how you accomplished this feat. Best wishes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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