Comments for (un)Enlightened English http://unenlightenedenglish.com Safeguarding the English language one word at a time Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:10:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc Comment on Grammar Guide: Verb Tenses by Kelly http://unenlightenedenglish.com/2009/07/grammar-guide-verb-tenses/comment-page-1#comment-288 Kelly Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:10:34 +0000 http://www.unenlightenedenglish.com/?p=768#comment-288 I understand your frustration. I hope to become one of the less error-ridden sites, so I appreciate the recommendation. Thanks! I understand your frustration. I hope to become one of the less error-ridden sites, so I appreciate the recommendation. Thanks!

]]> Comment on Grammar Guide: Verb Tenses by TEFL Teacher http://unenlightenedenglish.com/2009/07/grammar-guide-verb-tenses/comment-page-1#comment-285 TEFL Teacher Fri, 20 Aug 2010 10:59:45 +0000 http://www.unenlightenedenglish.com/?p=768#comment-285 Kelly, I can recommend an excellent book which helps clear up how the different tenses in English are used. 'Concept Questions and Time Lines.' by Graham Workman, published by Chadburn. It uses a similar concept to the past-now-future timelines that you and your husband have constructed and also uses concept checking questions to really underline how and why the different tenses are used. I tend to use books rather than the internet as a source for this kind of teaching material so I can't point you at a posting or website which I know to be reliable. There are lots of good grammar books out there and many of them give excellent descriptions of how the tenses are used. I use the one I have cited above a lot and also use 'English Grammar in Use.' by Raymond Murphy, published by Cambridge University Press. I am sorry if my first post seemed a bit abrupt; there is so much information on the English language on the internet but much of it is error ridden and this does get a little frustrating at times. Kelly, I can recommend an excellent book which helps clear up how the different tenses in English are used. ‘Concept Questions and Time Lines.’ by Graham Workman, published by Chadburn. It uses a similar concept to the past-now-future timelines that you and your husband have constructed and also uses concept checking questions to really underline how and why the different tenses are used.

I tend to use books rather than the internet as a source for this kind of teaching material so I can’t point you at a posting or website which I know to be reliable. There are lots of good grammar books out there and many of them give excellent descriptions of how the tenses are used. I use the one I have cited above a lot and also use ‘English Grammar in Use.’ by Raymond Murphy, published by Cambridge University Press.

I am sorry if my first post seemed a bit abrupt; there is so much information on the English language on the internet but much of it is error ridden and this does get a little frustrating at times.

]]> Comment on Compare and Contrast Essays by Rodrigo http://unenlightenedenglish.com/2009/04/compare-and-contrast-essays/comment-page-1#comment-284 Rodrigo Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:51:54 +0000 http://www.unenlightenedenglish.com/?p=219#comment-284 I'm comparing the Odyssey with The Lord Of the ring: The Return of the kings, I really thing is a little bit difficult and I don't see any similarity, just difference. I’m comparing the Odyssey with The Lord Of the ring: The Return of the kings, I really thing is a little bit difficult and I don’t see any similarity, just difference.

]]> Comment on Invoke vs. Evoke by Kelly http://unenlightenedenglish.com/2009/06/invoke-vs-evoke/comment-page-1#comment-280 Kelly Sun, 15 Aug 2010 15:42:32 +0000 http://www.unenlightenedenglish.com/?p=534#comment-280 Well the "respectfully/respectively" thing was a typo, as I know the difference, but I will certainly consider writing a post on the two. Thanks (and edited my post to reflect the correct term). Well the “respectfully/respectively” thing was a typo, as I know the difference, but I will certainly consider writing a post on the two. Thanks (and edited my post to reflect the correct term).

]]> Comment on Grammar Guide: Verb Tenses by Kelly http://unenlightenedenglish.com/2009/07/grammar-guide-verb-tenses/comment-page-1#comment-279 Kelly Sun, 15 Aug 2010 15:36:48 +0000 http://www.unenlightenedenglish.com/?p=768#comment-279 Can you point to a better post to help me understand, and thus educate, better? Criticism is only helpful when done constructively. Can you point to a better post to help me understand, and thus educate, better? Criticism is only helpful when done constructively.

]]> Comment on Invoke vs. Evoke by Jeff http://unenlightenedenglish.com/2009/06/invoke-vs-evoke/comment-page-1#comment-275 Jeff Fri, 13 Aug 2010 21:48:00 +0000 http://www.unenlightenedenglish.com/?p=534#comment-275 In the first sentence of the last paragraph, you used the word "respectfully" instead of the word "respectively." Since this is a blog on language, I thought you might want to talk about the difference between these words and which one is correct in this instance. ("respectively": FYI) In the first sentence of the last paragraph, you used the word “respectfully” instead of the word “respectively.” Since this is a blog on language, I thought you might want to talk about the difference between these words and which one is correct in this instance. (“respectively”: FYI)

]]> Comment on Can vs. Could by mofo http://unenlightenedenglish.com/2009/04/can-vs-could/comment-page-1#comment-274 mofo Thu, 12 Aug 2010 02:40:22 +0000 http://www.unenlightenedenglish.com/?p=245#comment-274 Great post! This is really enlightened me. My grammar sucks. Great post! This is really enlightened me. My grammar sucks.

]]> Comment on Grammar Guide: Verb Tenses by TEFL Teacher http://unenlightenedenglish.com/2009/07/grammar-guide-verb-tenses/comment-page-1#comment-273 TEFL Teacher Wed, 11 Aug 2010 13:26:16 +0000 http://www.unenlightenedenglish.com/?p=768#comment-273 Kelly this is a nicely designed post. Unfortunately many of your definitions of the tenses are incorrect. Present simple for example is not used to refer to something which is happening now. We never say "He works today." Present simple is used for general truths, habits and things which apply for a long period of time e.g. I am a teacher, I live in England, I am Italian etc. Also your definition of past participle "Past participle just means the basic past tense form of the verb (such as worked)." is also wrong. Your explanation of Perfect tenses is also confusing and incorrect. And what about the other ways of speaking about the future? I confess I stopped reading at this point because there seemed to be far too many mistakes to bother pointing out. I'm not sure you are doing such a good job of safeguarding the English language with this post. Kelly this is a nicely designed post. Unfortunately many of your definitions of the tenses are incorrect. Present simple for example is not used to refer to something which is happening now. We never say “He works today.” Present simple is used for general truths, habits and things which apply for a long period of time e.g. I am a teacher, I live in England, I am Italian etc.

Also your definition of past participle “Past participle just means the basic past tense form of the verb (such as worked).” is also wrong. Your explanation of Perfect tenses is also confusing and incorrect. And what about the other ways of speaking about the future?

I confess I stopped reading at this point because there seemed to be far too many mistakes to bother pointing out. I’m not sure you are doing such a good job of safeguarding the English language with this post.

]]> Comment on Thesis Statements by tinnitis http://unenlightenedenglish.com/2009/04/thesis-statements/comment-page-1#comment-272 tinnitis Tue, 10 Aug 2010 06:52:15 +0000 http://www.unenlightenedenglish.com/?p=320#comment-272 Hey, I just hopped over to your site via StumbleUpon. Not somthing I would normally read, but I liked your thoughts none the less. Thanks for making something worth reading. Hey, I just hopped over to your site via StumbleUpon. Not somthing I would normally read, but I liked your thoughts none the less. Thanks for making something worth reading.

]]> Comment on May vs. Might by Michael http://unenlightenedenglish.com/2009/07/may-vs-might/comment-page-1#comment-271 Michael Tue, 10 Aug 2010 04:18:08 +0000 http://www.unenlightenedenglish.com/?p=632#comment-271 Thanks for the informative article. In the "Might" section, it says, "Well might can be present OR past tense." What prevents from being used in the future tense? e.g I might visit the Joneses' tomorrow OR I might go to the mall tomorrow. This shows that "might" can be used with the past, the present and the future tenses. The following link explains my viewpoint: http://www.englishpage.com/modals/might.html Cheers :-) Thanks for the informative article. In the “Might” section, it says, “Well might can be present OR past tense.” What prevents from being used in the future tense? e.g I might visit the Joneses’ tomorrow OR I might go to the mall tomorrow. This shows that “might” can be used with the past, the present and the future tenses. The following link explains my viewpoint: http://www.englishpage.com/modals/might.html

Cheers :-)

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