tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982102767930213514.post5352733392849823109..comments2023-12-30T01:06:05.398-05:00Comments on UzzaNotes: I Like Dicksuzzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02494141255401096538noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982102767930213514.post-81153743192182713902010-09-01T07:09:39.114-04:002010-09-01T07:09:39.114-04:00The really odd thing is, I was a terrible English ...The really odd thing is, I was a terrible English (or Language Arts) student. I assimilated spelling and grammar well enough, scored well on tests and was an avid reader, but my grades were often poor. The rest of the class activities didn't interest me. Diagramming sentences? Bah! Oral reports? I don't think so. I couldn't even write a one- or two-word report. My erstwhile English Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15299555365146985570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982102767930213514.post-5510673107535827082010-08-31T23:28:38.340-04:002010-08-31T23:28:38.340-04:00know what you mean. It says a lot when an effectiv...know what you mean. It says a lot when an effectivly High School kid has to dumb down what he says. <br /><br />I'm uneasy about calling them stupid though. When I was in college, and told some co-workers that I studied linguistics, they asked "What's the street name for that?" I was flummoxed.uzzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02494141255401096538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982102767930213514.post-86463521192470285302010-08-31T11:57:14.014-04:002010-08-31T11:57:14.014-04:00An excellent dissection of the cognitive dissonanc...An excellent dissection of the cognitive dissonance between classes.<br /><br />My first job after high school was in the warehouse of an electronics plant. I found that had to dumb down my language with my coworkers. They took me for some kind of snob when I spoke the English language properly.Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15299555365146985570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982102767930213514.post-77467343663339505432010-08-31T06:19:41.370-04:002010-08-31T06:19:41.370-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com