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Originally Posted by JEEPONLY
Sorry for ruffling your feathers- I thought the emoji made it clear that i was just poking some fun!
BTW- you don't need to instruct everyone to "look up" just because you think your vocabulary is that much greater than everybody else's.
Unfortunately, the standard English you refer to is on the wane- Listen to the news! Yes, we all do it- especially those who work with "kids".
I sometimes wonder if today's graduates, when interviewing for jobs, can get away with "relaxed" language" because they are being interviewed by others who grew up "colloquially".
Changing of the guard?
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Given that almost 100% of your replies (at least to me) are snarky, it gets tiresome. I'd like to believe it's playful, but as I, others, and recent posts have pointed out, the forum's tone is no longer such that I assume so (unfortunately). Finally, I apologize if I was overly sensitive, but I don't take kindly to people criticizing my craft as a teacher—it's been done here a few times, and it's among the greatest insults. It especially touched a nerve on a day I delivered graduation signs to my seniors who are struggling and crossing off their calendars all those great rites of passage they are missing. This ending blows (that's colloquial).
Moving on: it's a good question about whether or not standard English is alive. It absolutely is—my students all understand the need to shift depending on circumstance. Their ability to do so, however, depends directly on how much their lives have incorporated reading and writing...outside the classroom.
Moving back to OP (sorry, OP!): It sounds like your best option to save money would be to buy a used trailer to just get you back and forth to your place for storage. If you're not inclined to want to do that, check out an independent shop and ask what they would charge to haul it and store it for you.
My association works with three primary dealers: Melvin Village Marina, Winnisquam Marina, and Independent Marine. The latter two don't have a lakeside presence (WOW now does) but they come to our ramp to pick up and deliver.
Would you kindly post what you decide on and, if changing, your savings? I'm not confident it would be worth the hassle for me, but it's always good to know options.
Cheers!
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