The new fad: being correct
A good, good day. Solid, productive all around. Those are the best, eh? The ones when you get stuff done.
I met one of my teachers, Peter Rehberg, for coffee this afternoon and we talked for almost two hours about a variety of things — everything from European politics to literature to what makes a good class discussion. I have a lot of respect for him. He has instilled in me a new respect for and understanding of literature. While talking to him I realized that his way of reading is to look at the world through a book — through the worldview presented in it. It’s sometimes hard to get a grasp on, especially in class, but it’s particularly satisfying to figure it out later on. More generally, it’s quite rewarding to talk to professors outside of class, and one thing I value in Northwestern is the professors’ accessibility. I’ve heard that at other schools, the profs are cold and uninterested. Almost all of my teachers here have been warm and engaging.
And beyond talking to teachers, I enjoy just making my voice heard. Okay, okay, that should come as no surprise, but it’s good to do it in official, polite capacities as well. Recently, I’ve e-mailed the Daily, three people in ASG, several professors, and a couple of administrators.
And now, to *yawn* respond… oh dear… you’re making it fahhh too easy…
- Hon, I linked that Onion article back on November 27, 2001. As if we needed any MORE proof that I’m the original CM playa? Here’s the puddin’ (note: the Onion redirects links to old stories to the current front page).
- Be it known that even the kooky ex-gf had bigger jugs than the girls you mention in this post. For proof of that, uhh, IM me. ;) But hey, Anne, I was wondering… the “wrong type of guy?” Wouldn’t any type of guy be just about right for you at this point, hm? Goooooo, LDS!
- Oh my, my, my, you really ARE making this too easy, my dear Countess. “Linked adjectives,” hm? Perhaps you mean an adverb-adjective combination. Do you not remember your grammar school lessons? The “-ly” ending? Oh come now, what-ever are the schools coming to? Well now that we have the terminology straightened out, let’s move to the grammar. Does the Chicago Manual of Style suffice? Fair enough. Note:
The Chicago Manual of Style contains a huge chart listing various sorts of phrases that are or are not to be hyphenated. Consult such a reference source for a thorough-going account of this matter, but you may be able to get by with a few basic rules. An adverb/adjective combination in which the adverb ends in “-LY” is never hyphenated: “His necktie reflected his generally grotesque taste.”
Ahhhh, you know what feels really nice? Being right. Maybe I’ll let you try it sometime, Chancellor.
Tomorrow: the Nugent post… and the getting-fired post? That’ll be a dandy.