Back in the day… the school days that is… spelling, English and grammar were my cup of tea. I still think it has its place; however, it is not as important as reaching people using, if necessary, everyday English and ‘grammese’.
So, in case some wonder why my sentences may not ring grammatically true, or end in a pronoun, or why some of my words are not even in the dictionary, the reason is because (and that is another no-no to good grammar)…I hope to reach people’s hearts, not their English teacher’s grade-book.
We can get bent out of shape in our quest for perfection and miss the work God is trying to do in our lives, because the comma was improperly used or the same tense and pronoun usage was not ‘obeyed’ throughout the entire work!
Cast that aside! We are talking to real people about real things, real problems, real solutions, real events and many people would just prefer if they were ‘spoken to’ in common everyday working English. Not something from the halls of Harvard, or yelled from Yale. ( I know that was a run-on sentence too.)
I have nothing against higher education, but there is One higher than higher education. He is the one I aim to please.
So please, forgive my English!
Mrs. Goodfinder 