j WIflTBY ~FREE PES EDEDA EBURY 2,99,PAGE 7 PAGE SEVEN Lesson learned A-- Iii y dys in public school, gramniar was drilled into us. We ovn earned how to speil it. Mrs. MeMfillan (Grades 5 to 8 MDA inclusive, Blenheim and Blandford S.S. #4 & 8), and the Because of tlis, I loarned lots. Such as: for, in, to, among, about, of, oxcept,'by -- and thirty-five other words we had to meinorize -- are al prepositions. And a proposition is a bad word to start a date with. (But evon in the ighth grade we didn't know what a proposition was. Wo knew tho lino was funny, 'cause someébody ... oh, neyer mind.) W. also learned that the words 'I, you, ho, she, it, wo, you, they'are ahl pronouns, subjective case, singular thon plural in that order. lIn the fifth -grade you momorized these., until at recess you _________________________________________ could say them ail in one word. Lilce: Iyouhe, sbeeeee it ___________________________________________ Thon everybody laughs. No sir, thoy don't teach things like that no more these days. The topic camne te mind this week when I made an qeg eglu ro of composition. Se I was told. z You said ') n '7your mmo, 'Bocause of ....! I amn sure that you J' meant 'Due te .'se Ill forgivo you. Howevor, I won't be at the meeting anyw&y, due te a previous engagment. Had Mrs. McMùIihn skipped somethingp Says the ConeiseOxod Boeume By roason, on accounit (of); 2. For the reason that, asmucèh as, since. Due toc 'because of (was late due te an accident).' Which could cause the defenoe te rest. There is a muchbhetter argument. ' Bocause of' is preferrod, sinco it provides tho proper languago rhythm. "IWhy did you push little Johnny into the spokes of Suzio's bike?" Compare: i Wilo we're on the tepic cf grammar, id don't got doses cf it like we used te. And it shows. One should recogie cf course, that today's young people __ do net have the menta toughness cfrevicus generations~.. .. . Therefore, they may need computrized aids te b lp master Heesafew hints te educater-programmners: Y. Tonablowing te snithereens any tanks that aren't on your ide -*_ theocnes with the Gerunds on their turrots. Heurs ENLARGING FRED BUENS ARENA, 1913 cf fun for al ags¶'his ae,-othe present site cf the liquor store on Green Street, was bufit in 1889 by Proposition Popoorît As each kornel pope on the grill, it Wila arnea nenagdin13.I slteowdbyEi TlradthKnmn reveals a key word. Today's lesson is Proepositions. Grab the WCllb.itamBariesmand tl ed in 193 rIeteat ate or OntErnieTor n h se 'Prepios'? as they pop. Aer a few heurs cf this fun, youM belb twsdimnldi 93an eeotda hasotOtro more than ready te challenge Mcm and Dad. the pile, are some late-model stolencasTeeyornt ep.om ny Can you spot tbe cliches? Advanced version mixes antique cars Whitby resident David Payne bas been nanied a Quoemxs Scout,,tho highest rank in ix the visual witb rich language syntax taken frorn forty-four scouting. living Canadian authors. Pluperfodt HeILk There are seven layers cff HeM, each one a different tens. and verb construction. Be careful: Subjunctives 75 TZARS AGO whicb appear in the Fluperfect level wiil burri you away. Your frcm the Thursday, Fébruary 24, 1916 edition cf the job: bose down the flames that don't belong. But beware!. -- the WITBMY GAzE'rE AND CHERONICLE lovels keep changin voico. The Devil you say! *0 Whitby native George Branton, fixe famous boy singer, gave a concert in bis borne towri ParseMome.You are a guest on weil-kriown game show. prior te leaving for work at a cburch in New York City. Identify the parts cf speech and you win cash. But watch out! e The Boy Scouts.of various Whiitby churches have amalgaated into crie troop. One wrong answer cari coqt you ycur winnings Cloan up at e An Ontaria Sehool Inspector visited the newly remodelled Whitby Higb Scbool last wook. orgrad level and you move on umtil you reach Vana e There is a serious labour shortage in Whitby's factories. Vacuum: a woedless stat ihere image in evoeytbng.