thinking back to primary school and high school i can't remember ever having any real *grammar* devoted classes...
now days to be completely honest, when i write emails, academic essays, articles, or post on bluelight, i pretty much always end up just guessing, and going with what looks right. i particularly always get confused in regards to where appropriate spots for apostrophes in sentences are, when a
- or an
; is in order; and heaps of other stuff too. on the other hand though, i can always tell when something by someone elses is perfectly written when i read it, but when it comes to me writing something i'm always unsure of all the rules and hence play around until everything looks as right as i can get it in the end.
oh, and i often make stupid mistakes too, which i continually miss
until after i've handed in my work (despite the fact that i'd proof read it a few times prior to) - and that always manages to piss me right off. always. but
what can you do.