Two Glorious Decades for Planet Earth
Nigh on 20 years ago, on August 3rd, 1985, I and my brother were born. Thus, despite Evil's plans for destroying the world, things have been pretty well; I am a beacon of light to those who are searching for hope.
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Ok, I admit, that's laying it on a bit thick. But yes, I did turn 20 last Wednesday. This birthday was a bit different than ones past. Why? Because I (and my brother again) went out of town that very day, heading for Grand Marais. The reason? The Fisherman's Picnic! But that is another tale...
The point of this tale is to write of my gifts. Sort of. Aside from a most generous monetary gift from my aunt and uncle, I got received not one, not two, but THREE leather-bound (not just hardcover too cultured readers!) Charles Dicken's books! Oh, most glorious! My library grows, and I am most pleased. See, not that I have anything against soft-cover, but one of my goals in life is to have a nice quasi-classy library. As it stands, I now have some Dickens, some Hemingway, and some Faulkner in leather/hard cover. That's right, I'm trying to ooze classiness.
Anyone who feels bad about not getting me a present, feel free to buy me one anyways; I won't mind.
posted by adam @ 11:53 AM
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4 Comments:
I were born?
what is your major again? no wonder students can't write in this country.
Dear anonymous,
I used "were" because I mentioned my brother being born; it just flowed better. But, after a quick little edit, things are now correct. However, you are not without grammatical sin. Here is how your sentence SHOULD be:
"What is your major again? No wonder students can't write in this country."
But, I forgive you for not capitalizing.
Is it not, "My brother and I were born?"
But seriously, we have not done enough stuff this summer. Perhaps I will have to contact you soon.
I put myself first, because I wanted to stress the importance of MY birth, but I didn't want to neglect mentioning my brother. Thus, the whole thing of putting "and my brother" in parantheses was to denote a side-comment if you will.
But it appears my readers are more concerned with my grammar than the message of my post. Don't think you won't pay for that!
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