tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26129073.post6436235301761054641..comments2023-12-06T19:46:26.522-05:00Comments on The Greenbelt: Seriously??The Ridger, FCDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01538111197270563075noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26129073.post-47064096994180360962012-12-23T19:14:43.269-05:002012-12-23T19:14:43.269-05:00Well, it's still taught. And it's all over...Well, it's still taught. And it's all over the Internet. So you can't blame the teaching. Though, of course, only a few pronouns have case marking, and nouns have none (except possessive).<br /><br />But I have to say that I very seriously doubt the learning of foreign languages is ever considered when teaching English - especially since lots of foreign languages don't mark for case, either - or do it for an absurd number of them compared to English's puny 2. The Ridger, FCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538111197270563075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26129073.post-85383037125474782162012-12-23T17:14:21.160-05:002012-12-23T17:14:21.160-05:00This used to be taught in 6th grade grammar as par...This used to be taught in 6th grade grammar as part of sentence-diagramming, then reinforced in junior high. How on earth can a foreign language be taught without knowing the objective/accusative case (not to mention the dative)? Harrumph!Kathienoreply@blogger.com