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Grammar pedants - help please.

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larkim Oct 2016 3:27pm, 11 Oct 2016 1,099 posts	Quote Pin larkim I mostly draw criticism it seems.
JenL Oct 2016 3:28pm, 11 Oct 2016 27,464 posts	Quote Pin JenL and conclusions
macca 53 Oct 2016 3:28pm, 11 Oct 2016 24,068 posts	Quote Pin macca 53 better than drawing fire
JenL Oct 2016 3:30pm, 11 Oct 2016 27,465 posts	Quote Pin JenL I love when people say "I shall draw my own conclusions". I always want to scream "No - draw mine!"
Dvorak Oct 2016 3:41pm, 11 Oct 2016 12,302 posts	Quote Pin Dvorak (When people say "that's just your opinion" ... well, yes. That's the point. I don't always resist the temptation to respond "and it's based on looking at the facts and thinking about things, unlike yours".) I've been doing English languages quizzes for (Indian) primary school children. Here's concrete vs abstract nouns: educationquizzes.com
JenL Oct 2016 3:51pm, 11 Oct 2016 27,467 posts	Quote Pin JenL Was it Clint Eastwood who said "Everyone is entitled to my opinion"?
beebop Oct 2016 4:10pm, 11 Oct 2016 758 posts	Quote Pin beebop ''Tiger' is a concrete noun as you can see a tiger and play with it.' The educational quiz might improve children's grasp of concrete and abstract nouns, but it seems a little optimistic about the cuddly side of tigers.
sallykate Oct 2016 4:17pm, 11 Oct 2016 4,436 posts	Quote Pin sallykate beebop I've just went told my daughter that. She giggled...
beebop Oct 2016 4:37pm, 11 Oct 2016 760 posts	Quote Pin beebop
sallykate Oct 2016 4:48pm, 11 Oct 2016 4,437 posts	Quote Pin sallykate [Good grief, typing too fast, I don't know where that extraneous "went" came from.]