I was recently looking at some pens, and I discovered something that I otherwise would of never knew previously to this find. The pen is a Waterman 222 silver eyedropper. The numbering system is odd for this pen, and I've never seen one with such information on it. I've seen pictures, just didn't know it was named a number 222. Now are their Waterman 111's and 333's? What do these pens date to, and there current values (given these auctions were from time ago). http://www.liveaucti...om/item/1281838
The 'ofs', "theirs", "knews", "whats", "theres" etc,, are a bit headache inducing. If you would, please reformat. I really will take stab at answer, once I can follow the questions. For a guy targeting MIT for school... regards
I'm going totally off the topic of pens here... The Oatmeal has a good guide to some common errors made with written English. It covers the "there, their, they're" confusion particularly clearly. http://theoatmeal.co...ics/misspelling
Increasingly I'm seeing people use "of" when they mean "have." "Could", "would" and "should" are rarely correctly followed by "of" - people usually mean "Could have", "would have" or "should have."
Here is a good description of using "knew" and "known" http://www.bbc.co.uk...new_known.shtml
If Brando090 is using speech-to-text software instead of a keyboard for text input it's possible the software is entering the wrong homonym for the context, though I thought this software was more sophisticated now, and had become capable of dealing with these words.
However, as a general guide, writing simply and clearly is generally better for everyone's understanding. Using lots of words when a few will do doesn't make the writer look more clever, and it doesn't help anyone understand the piece of writing. Using a lot of words, with many used incorrectly really doesn't help anyone understand what's been written! If in doubt about a meaning or the use of a term, look it up, or simplify what you're saying until you are certain you understand the meaning - that way, the reader is also likely to understand your meaning. There's no shame in clear writing.
I appreciate the time spent to get those wonderful English resources. They did help, and I'll be sure to re-use them if I forget how to use some of those words in the correct way.
Brandon
There is a great deal of information at the Oatmeal link. The information is a good refresher for me and invaluable for a student such as yourself. I suggest making it a daily practice to read this resource until the drills are standard. It will help you in high school, college and it will help you later in life. Your choice as to what you plan to do. Perhaps spending more time at honing your basic educational skills rather than researching pens will make a bigger impact on your life financially.
Let's try to keep this short and sweet, as I'm trying to learn about the pen I recently found online.
I definitely will continue to look over that site, and it would help me financially if I was not in this hobby, but than who would buy those pens found in remote corners of the globe...? I enjoy what I do, and I enjoy finding rare pens around the world, or even in my back yard.
We recently changed classes at my school, we have a new program called Maymester, and one of the classes is called "How To Double Your Money In 30 Days." Today I learned about compounding interest, and let me just say... Wow, the money you can start enjoying in your late 50's, early 60's.
Brandon,
Why are you so greedy?
My message about learning how to use the English language properly will help you more in the long run financially than studying pens. Being able to write cohesively with proper grammar, structure and usage will do more for you in the long run than buying pens. People who send resumes to perspective employers which have errors are constantly rejected. When a cover letter is written for a job employers look to see how well a person writes, expresses their ideas, and can think under pressure. It will also help when job applications are filled out. It is the same for college applications. Colleges will reject students with skills that are lacking. It can mean the difference between a great school and a mediocre school for post high school education. In addition, once one gets into college, there are classes which are required and instructors will grade papers accordingly. If the written word is filled with errors or ideas that cannot be expressed properly, a lower grade will be given. When I was in college we had to take 3 required English classes in order to graduate. We took grammar, writing, and advanced writing. I also live in a state where there is a state Board of Regents exam given in the state that is necessary to pass in English in order to graduate. If a student fails, they do not get a diploma. I used to think the exams were a waste of time until I read hundreds of resumes and employment applications. After reading thousands of emails for business correspondence I am thoroughly convinced in the necessity of basic skills for students.
Brandon if your messages here were correspondence for business, you would be ruined very quickly. The skills you put into practice from this very moment on, will assist you for the rest of your life. A high school junior in May should be able to do the work of a high school junior and that includes proper use of the English language for writing. If not, then the student should not pass.
I also need to express that it is important you understand that life situations change very quickly. All it takes is one incident, a freak moment and lives can change drastically. Accidents, companies going out of business, employee errors, family changes, living arrangement changes and whatever else once can think can wipe one's ability to earn a living. We saw what the financial crisis of a few years ago did to the portfolios of people. I know of people who lost their homes, their businesses, and every last dime they had in their savings. An error in a spreadsheet has caused problems for people in this country and the world.
http://www.nytimes.c...?pagewanted=all There are seniors who can barely afford to make ends meet working 30 hours at Walmart who stand all that time in severe pain from their arthritis and other conditions. Some of these people were quite comfortable having money in the bank with decent numbers in their savings and the financial crisis along with the trouble it brought with it destroyed their safety nets. Today, these individuals are working for minimum wage with hours cut. If you do not believe me, ask me and I will tell you about people who owned multimillion dollar businesses who today are working in Target and JC Penney and Walmart because it is so difficult to get a job.
I know you want to be a millionaire and live the Shark Tank life. Tell me Brandon, you had to quit school and go to work and live on your own tomorrow with no one helping you financially, could you do it? Would you be able to go school, afford a home, put money in the bank and be able to afford medical insurance, dental insurance, car insurance, and basic necessities to keep going?