Tuesday, September 17, 2013

The peeve rolls on



Same writing book: now I've come across a sentence that says, "He outshined all his teammates."

GGGGEEEEAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!

Oxford English Dictionary: past tense of "outshine" is "outshone."

With writing curriculum like this, who needs illiterate barbarians? Once more, I've wasted my money.

Come on, Kumon! Somehow, the dazed, wall-eyed, not-quite-happy face in their logo says it all...




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