Some Revelations
Posted: Wed May 24, 2017 8:37 amAmong the msn.com presentations this morning was 'facts' you learned in school that have since been proven wrong
(however, some of the explanations are errant, as well)
Isaac Newton discovered gravity -- This may be the source of fairy, dragon myths, etc . -- until Newton, everybody and everything was floating all over the place.
Pluto is no longer a planet -- they were quick to announce here that new criteria had made Pluto and Eris 'dwarf' planets but planets, nevertheless. We can bolster this by the fact that short-statured humankind -- whether designated pygmy, midget, dwarf or elsewise -- are still people, nevertheless.
Raindrops are tear-shaped -- The revelation here is that they start out as 'hamburger buns' and are only tear-shaped when they first split in two, whereupon they again reshape to hamburger buns. So, the next time your scheduled burger barbecue is threatened by rain, don't postpone the cookout; forego buying all those buns and wait for the rain to fall.
Don't start with "and" or "but" -- The writer pointed out that different literary sources use different rules. You may notice that, unless part of an interjected clause, I usually don't prefix conjunctions like 'and' or 'but' with a comma because a high school English teacher considered it redundant (it also reflects my vocal stops in my speech). Besides, it's not only politicians that I've encountered beginning sentences from a butt...
(however, some of the explanations are errant, as well)
Isaac Newton discovered gravity -- This may be the source of fairy, dragon myths, etc . -- until Newton, everybody and everything was floating all over the place.
Pluto is no longer a planet -- they were quick to announce here that new criteria had made Pluto and Eris 'dwarf' planets but planets, nevertheless. We can bolster this by the fact that short-statured humankind -- whether designated pygmy, midget, dwarf or elsewise -- are still people, nevertheless.
Raindrops are tear-shaped -- The revelation here is that they start out as 'hamburger buns' and are only tear-shaped when they first split in two, whereupon they again reshape to hamburger buns. So, the next time your scheduled burger barbecue is threatened by rain, don't postpone the cookout; forego buying all those buns and wait for the rain to fall.
Don't start with "and" or "but" -- The writer pointed out that different literary sources use different rules. You may notice that, unless part of an interjected clause, I usually don't prefix conjunctions like 'and' or 'but' with a comma because a high school English teacher considered it redundant (it also reflects my vocal stops in my speech). Besides, it's not only politicians that I've encountered beginning sentences from a butt...
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