Mycro type Lesson R

Class Survey

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Weird Facts

1. -More people use blue toothbrushes, than red ones!
2. -Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying!
3. -Clinophobia is the fear of beds!
4. -The state of Florida is bigger than England!
5. -Fortune cookies were actually invented in America, in 1918, by Charles Jung!
6. -Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a "Friday the 13th."
7. -Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
8. -Walt Disney, the creator of Mickey Mouse, had musophobia, which is the fear of mice.
9. -Humming birds are the only birds that can fly backwards.
10. -Men get hiccups more often than women .
11. -People say "Bless you" when you sneeze because your heart stops for a Milli-second.
12. -Men can read smaller print than women, but women can hear and smell better.

Top 10 grammar myth: Grammar Girl

5. “I.e.” and “e.g.” mean the same thing.

That is wrong E.G means for example, and I.E. means that is. So think of it like this e.g.= examples and i.e. = clarification.

   For example:

     I.E.- Eating a pancake without any syrup is like playing leap frog with a unicorn, i.e. a very bad idea.

     E.G.- I love eating meat whose ingredients are a mystery, e.g. bologna, hot dogs, and spam.

Ending a sentence with a preposition: Grammar Girl

Preposition: About

I am very interested in the topic you wrote about.

Lay vs Lie: Grammar Girl

Lay

Tyler lays on the beach every day and soaks up the sunshine.

Lie

I lie here every day.

Who vs Whom: Grammar Girl

Whom

 

To whom are you referring?

 

Who

 

Who do you think you are?

Grammar Girl

The weather conditions will affect the number of people who come to the yard sale.

Our last volleyball game really effected our season.