I need to get around to read the" Canadian Press Stylebook" and its companion "Caps and Spelling". Those are one of those books I feel so proud to have on my personal library, along with "The Bible" and the "Complete Guide to Getting it On".
I bought them for my journalism class, they were the most expensive books I ever bought at around 100$ for both. They are supposed to be your guide, your reference. By the end of the semester, people expect these books to look like a they had lived a rough life, to at least bear a coffee stain or two, you know, to show you care.
My two books are in pristine condition, I took them out of their wrapping plastic last year, only because it looked quite pathetic, really, couldn't I at least pretend I read them? Maybe I should have continued and actually opened the books, so it would leave that tiny mark on the "last page I looked at". I could have chosen a cool chapter even, maybe something about sports witting. I think I remember my professor talking about it.
I'm very lucky I paid attention in class and that I actually cared enough to ask James (resident bookworm) what interesting had he read in them? I did not fool the teacher anyway, every quiz came back with red all over my spelling mistakes. Ouch!
I actually have no idea why I haven't read those books back to back, I actually like reading, and if you are here reading this blogg, then you probably noticed I could use some help on the spelling department. I'm in no way too proud to refuse to be corrected, specially when I write something stupid, actually that is the only way I learn.
Maybe it is because I know I learn more by public humiliation than using the academic approach. Whatever the case is, it has to stop, I mean, I have a hard time spelling thought and taught and brought and I can't seem to limit my use of French words and that is kind of sad.
I guess I'll have to try, maybe its just plain laziness, or greed, I don't want my precious books to look the same way my poor travel guides look, all used and tired, they were expensive, people. Books in ugly condition have never impressed anyone, and who is going to believe I'm a member of the intellectual society If these two magnificent pieces on my collection look like somebody ran them over? The dilemma, être ou paraître. Then again, the intellectual society would scream at the sight of my postings before proofreading.
Well, since looking smart and pretentious never helped anyone write a decent blogg, I guess I have no choice than to get to it, after all, to me a book that is not read is as good as money that is not spent. If I decide to keep this blogg, might as well have the decency to spare you the grammatical horrors.
If I still have 5 years to go until I'm thirty, I guess one page a day should be enough to finish, right?
By the way, I'll do my part but please correct me, there is nothing like having proof on the internet that you should never writte a letter without competent supervision.
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