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your's is right too, pretty good adaptation. maybe your mind can be as
scarry as mine.

-----Original Message-----
From: Bobby Greer [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2000 2:10 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Correct grammar and spelling7


>all these PhD'S sort of hits the right key in my mind and up this comes.
>
>what is the following:      0r..
>                           ---
>                            bs bull s**t
>                            ms more s**t
>                            phd piled higher and deeper
>
>
>3 degrees below zero.    my mind works this way,, scarry eh?
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Trisha Cummings [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2000 12:49 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Correct grammar and spelling7
>
>
>Hi Bobby,
>
>Oh how neat Amber calls her grandfather Papa!!!   He is holder of a PhD
also
>- I am very irreverant when he was a Green Beret called it his Girl Scout
>beanie!! LOL  The Germans are very title conscience - and my Mother is Mrs.
>Dr. Hill  - LOL  Societal norms are interesting aren't they?
>
>                                       Brightest Blessings
>                                           Trisha
>
>
>> Rev. Raynung Angel Watchyng Wolf, HP,
>>
>>         Trisha I prefer Bobby or Papa(my grandchildren's name for me).
>> Back
>> in my partying days, the naighbor women called me, "Dr. Bobby Baby"! Dr.
>> Greer is to formal.
>>
>> Bobby
>>
>> >Dear Doctor Bobby,
>> >
>> >      I assume the PhD is not in spelling nor in grammer. I have re-read
>> the
>> >post below and don't even recognize there is an error - maybe you can
>> point
>> >it out - I am after all just an ignorant foreigner for whom the English
>> >langauge presents many pitfalls. My grammer is never correct or at least
>> my
>> >sentence structure isn't. Having learned English as second language my
>> >inclination is always to set stuff up in my native language's format. I
>> also
>> >have the wonderful German habit of never saying in a single sentence
what
>> >can be drawn out into a long paragraph - LOL   Want to count up my
>> >Boo-boo's? GRIN
>> >
>> >     The correct fashion in which to address me in writing would be Rev.
>> >Trisha Cummings, HP or Rev. Raynyng Angel Watchyng Wolf, HP.  I guess I
>> am
>> >also Mrs. Patricia Cummings and the most treasured title I have is Mom.
>> >Don't we all wear so many hats. My perference for being addressed is
just
>> >Trisha or Angel. In the distance future on the drawing board is a
>> Doctorate
>> >in Computers - so then I will be Witch Doctor -   Tee-Hee.
>> >
>> >    I am sure Laura was just teasing, anyway.
>> >
>> >                                                      Brightest
Blessings
>> >and Hugs
>> >                                                               Trisha
>> >
>> >> Trisha(Don't Know the Proper Title for a Pagan Minister)
>> >>
>> >>         You are too kind. I even made an awful grammatical boo-boo in
>> the
>> >> apology(re-read this post[past tense] and I am embarrassed[present
>> >> tense]).
>> >> Can't wen fur lousing! LOL
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> >Dear Dr. Bobby ( GRIN),
>> >> >
>> >> >            Spelling as well as addressing people with the correct
>> title
>> >> -
>> >> >is optional these days - Therefore feel free to write from the heart
-
>> >> which
>> >> >I am afraid has the best of intentions but is a bit weak on grammer
>> and
>> >> >spelling in all of us. We love your heart and we can hopefully figure
>> the
>> >> >rest out.
>> >> >
>> >> >                                     Hugs
>> >> >                                       Trisha
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >>         I just re-read this post and I am embarassed by the
>> grammatical
>> >> >> and
>> >> >> spelling errors. When one attempts to be professorial, they should
>> type
>> >> >> correctly!(Thank you, Laura, lol) My U of Texas Ph.D. is
>> eroding(sp?) I
>> >> >> guess.
>> >> >> With humblest apologies,
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Bobby
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> >In a message dated 6/8/00 12:24:35 AM, [log in to unmask] writes:
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> ><< If she's scoring at mid 2nd grade level that means she's only 6
>> >> months
>> >> >> >behind, not a year.  That's still within a typical range.  She
>> could
>> >> be
>> >> >> >scoring at the level if the test was timed and she reads slower.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >Beth the OT >>
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >Caution Beth,
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >    Age and/or grade scores are used for the laymen.
Scientifically
>> >> they
>> >> >> are
>> >> >> >very inaccuratte. A Fourth grade is  compared to other fourth
>> grader.
>> >> If
>> >> >> that
>> >> >> >fourth grades "scores at the Eiigth grade level" that only means
he
>> >> has a
>> >> >> >high score for a Fourth grader. If his raw score were compared to
>> that
>> >> of
>> >> >> the
>> >> >> >average Eight grader,
>> >> >> >his grade equivvalent would be abouth Second grade or less.
>> >> Technically,
>> >> >> >grade or age scores are ordinal(ranked). There are no equal
>> intervals
>> >> >> between
>> >> >> >ranks. so you can't realling say Brianna is any where
specifically.
>> >> She
>> >> >> is
>> >> >> >higher the her average grade mate. That is all.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >Bobby

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