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Okay. Here goes...
I have no idea what a noun is. Or a verb. Or a conjunction. Or a preposition. None of it.
I have some vague idea here and there, but if you asked me whether a specific word was (insert term), I would guess.
I've tried to learn it--believe me! I aced all of my English classes. But when it came to that stuff... it just never clicked.
Yet, when I write, it just flows. It comes out the way it should most of the time. It's not always perfect, but I know which words to use where and it's not because I know that you can't put verbs before whatever or nouns after...??? I just know it's right because... well, I don't know. Maybe because I've read enough to know what's right? Maybe it's because my mother ingrained in me the proper "etiquette" for the English language? (My best friend swears I'm the only person he's ever met who pronounces "sophomore" correctly, haha.)
My question is, should I try studying it again? I have a ton of books on the subject in case a question ever arises while I'm writing, but I have yet to use them while actually writing. Occasionally, I'll flip through them and take notes, but as soon as I close the book, I've already forgotten everything I read.
Thanks for any help anyone can give... And just to have it be said, and please don't take this as me being rude in any way, I am aware that my posts may not be as "correct" despite what I am saying, but since I view this as an "informal" environment, I find no need to pick apart every word in my posts to make sure there's nothing someone can point at and say "oh, man, look what you did there!! And you call yourself a writer? Blasphemy!!!" When it comes to writing books, well, it's different.
Again, thanks for all your help!
I have no idea what a noun is. Or a verb. Or a conjunction. Or a preposition. None of it.
I have some vague idea here and there, but if you asked me whether a specific word was (insert term), I would guess.
I've tried to learn it--believe me! I aced all of my English classes. But when it came to that stuff... it just never clicked.
Yet, when I write, it just flows. It comes out the way it should most of the time. It's not always perfect, but I know which words to use where and it's not because I know that you can't put verbs before whatever or nouns after...??? I just know it's right because... well, I don't know. Maybe because I've read enough to know what's right? Maybe it's because my mother ingrained in me the proper "etiquette" for the English language? (My best friend swears I'm the only person he's ever met who pronounces "sophomore" correctly, haha.)
My question is, should I try studying it again? I have a ton of books on the subject in case a question ever arises while I'm writing, but I have yet to use them while actually writing. Occasionally, I'll flip through them and take notes, but as soon as I close the book, I've already forgotten everything I read.
Thanks for any help anyone can give... And just to have it be said, and please don't take this as me being rude in any way, I am aware that my posts may not be as "correct" despite what I am saying, but since I view this as an "informal" environment, I find no need to pick apart every word in my posts to make sure there's nothing someone can point at and say "oh, man, look what you did there!! And you call yourself a writer? Blasphemy!!!" When it comes to writing books, well, it's different.
Again, thanks for all your help!