In English
A long time ago....

During some kind of book report / group reading, a observant student picked out an example where the author used in part of the story:

(something like) "He finally realised he had forgotten his pencil and his ruler and his homework and his P.E. kit..."

Obviously nobody likes seeing so many 'ands' being used in one sentence but apparently it conveys a sense of a long and desperate list or something.

ANYWAY!

The following week, being the bright pupil I was, I tried using this excessive 'and-ing' in a story I wrote. The teacher quickly went nuts saying at this level I shouldn't be making such basic mistakes.

Didn't have the balls to explain what I was doing, so no doubt she had me down as a retard for the rest of term :(
( whenanimalsattackhumans clad in global hypercolour, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 10:25, Reply)