Many of my classmates’ recent blogs have centered about the fact that AP English creates sleep-deprived monsters of the English language and procrastination, among other things, intense sarcasm and self-deprecation among them. Ms. Serensky, you have even remarked on our seemingly unique state of insanity from the endless language corrections and analysis of every situation.
Fear not though, AP English 12-ers, I have news: we are not alone! Whether this news is good or bad, I cannot distinguish, I feel like “entertaining” proves a more suitable adjective. Upon reading some of our blogs, my older brother Dan mentioned that I would like a blog that he follows: Hyperbole and a Half. Here’s a link:
This particular blog speaks to me as an enthusiastic AP English student, because it highlights the terrible wrongs people make in using the English language, I encourage you all to use her methods of coping with people’s idiocies. I enjoy her personification of the monstrocity of using the NON-word “alot” to a monstrous beast. If I added to her blog, I would make the use of “nother,” as in “she ate a whole nother cake” another curiosity, perhaps a monstrous jungle beast. Better yet, the blogger, Allie, accompanies her insightful and hilarious writing with fantastic cartoons! Who wouldn’t love that? Plus, I feel that Allie’s humor in making seemingly normal situations insanely odd and in poking fun at the world and herself mirrors Ms. Serensky’s particular breed of humor. What more could I ask for than finding amusing and smart comments about life both during and after school! I urge everyone to follow this blog and set their blogging sights high and aim for her greatness. Read her blog: hilarity will ensue.
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| Straight from Allie Brosh's imagination, for your viewing pleasure, the alot. go to hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com for more fantastic drawings! Wow, this picture makes me laugh every time |
Thank you for sharing this link, Mary Beth!I really enjoyed Allie's humorous explanations for online grammar and syntax errors. I can honestly say I would like to read some poorly typed comments just for the pleasure of recalling Allie's hypothetical explanations.
ReplyDeleteMary Beth, I love this! I always find myself feeling annoyed at the grammar errors people make (most likely overreacting at them). I personally hate when people use the wrong "there," "they're" or "their" or the wrong "your" versus "you're." I may have to try some of Allie's techniques to cope.
ReplyDeleteThank you Mary Beth, I really liked this link! I thought that her ideas about "alot" were quite humorous; I know I used to make it one word until Mr. McKenna took off one tenth of a point for it and realized my mistake. I also liked your addition of "nother."
ReplyDeleteMary Beth! I commented on here like four days ago, but now I don't see it. I'm not sure what happened. But I was telling you how much I loved this blog. After reading her post about grammar I went on to look at all her other things and they're all great! The addition of her pictures definitely make everything much more humorous. Thanks for this!
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