tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162206974728931335.post4704678998414259646..comments2024-03-28T08:20:11.686-05:00Comments on Daughter Number Three: Fifteen and 1956Daughter Number Threehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08171356533232458827noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162206974728931335.post-7445092395607530802011-09-18T09:19:29.906-05:002011-09-18T09:19:29.906-05:00I loved this book as a pre-teen, and just re-read ...I loved this book as a pre-teen, and just re-read it after my 12 year old daughter finished it. She loved the story despite (or maybe because of) it's corny nature and use of the word "swell". "The Luckiest Girl" is up next for both of us!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162206974728931335.post-1858091011269564412011-09-16T09:16:24.058-05:002011-09-16T09:16:24.058-05:00CLM, I just ordered a copy of The Luckiest Girl. L...CLM, I just ordered a copy of The Luckiest Girl. Looking forward to it!Daughter Number Threehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08171356533232458827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162206974728931335.post-78521577172439820962011-09-15T18:34:13.308-05:002011-09-15T18:34:13.308-05:00Great review! Such an enjoyable book and vivid de...Great review! Such an enjoyable book and vivid depiction of Waiting for the Phone Call; however, my favorite Cleary is The Luckiest Girl. I even have a raincoat with a black velvet collar like that heroine.<br /><br />My mother is the proper type that won't be seen without her nylons, even on the hottest day.CLMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03595294217111602231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162206974728931335.post-2742568561766376142011-09-13T18:38:58.647-05:002011-09-13T18:38:58.647-05:00Michael, I did find it when I searched within your...Michael, I did find it when I searched within your site. I started out doing the site: routine Google, but mistakenly put in your URL as orangecrateart.blogspot.com instead of mleddy.blogspot.com... so that's why I didn't find it. (I have you bookmarked so I had forgotten your URL.)Daughter Number Threehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08171356533232458827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162206974728931335.post-33799477185792379102011-09-13T09:56:17.706-05:002011-09-13T09:56:17.706-05:00I couldn’t find subjunctive either. :)
I often en...I couldn’t find <i>subjunctive</i> either. :)<br /><br />I often end up finding blog things with a Google search <i>site:URL search terms</i>.Michael Leddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05547732736861224886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162206974728931335.post-8337680450211130262011-09-11T22:15:13.764-05:002011-09-11T22:15:13.764-05:00Michael, I thought it might have been a piece from...Michael, I thought it might have been a piece from your blog, but I did a search there for "subjunctive" and didn't find it, so I assumed I had misremembered. (I won't pain you with the incorrect way I searched it, but when I used the untrustworthy Blogger search just now, <a href="http://mleddy.blogspot.com/2007/03/if-i-were-if-i-was.html" rel="nofollow">there it is</a>.)<br /><br />Rereading it, I see that your point isn't quite as I remembered it and paraphrased in my post. And that, as Barbara points out, the fact that Cleary's phrase starts with a wish makes all the difference.Daughter Number Threehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08171356533232458827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162206974728931335.post-69981063005132648112011-09-11T21:01:19.003-05:002011-09-11T21:01:19.003-05:00Wow, I had no idea there were so many layers of co...Wow, I had no idea there were so many layers of controversy to the use of the subjunctive mood.<br />If I (were/was) writing a book, I think I'd just avoid it altogether! <br /><br />Having been a teenager in the 50's, I found your comments insightful and interesting!Ms Sparrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03417670251423549014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162206974728931335.post-54263082010366007202011-09-11T20:23:26.484-05:002011-09-11T20:23:26.484-05:00The subjunctive is appropriate with wishes, so “we...The subjunctive is appropriate with wishes, so “were” is appropriate here. You might be thinking of my blog post, which covers only “if I were” and “if I was.” As I wrote in that post, there’s no consensus on the subjunctive.<br /><br />I like these details of everyday life in Cleary’s novel. I don’t know <i>Fifteen</i>, but I really like the understanding of family life in the Ramona stories.Michael Leddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05547732736861224886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162206974728931335.post-43967679522695265282011-09-11T17:14:39.504-05:002011-09-11T17:14:39.504-05:00I believe that because it is extremely unlikely th...I believe that because it is extremely unlikely that her mother is wearing stockings, the subjective is correct.<br /><br />I was taught that most, but NOT all, sentences using "I wish" or "I hope" or "if" use the subjunctive. William Saffire, in "How Not to Write: the essential misrules of grammar" (2005), gave an example of an exception to the "if" rule.<br /><br /> "If you are examining a real likelihood, then 'if I was' is correct: 'If I was speeding, your Honor, I didn't realize it.'"Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06651927339585714512noreply@blogger.com