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Top Ten Signs Your English Teacher is a Damned Statist
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Tyler Lloyd August 12, 2014 , 5:18 pm Vote0
Aww, I was hoping to be an English teacher, but I get what you’re saying.
Blue Square August 12, 2014 , 6:28 pm Vote0
My favorite top 10 list so far!
Adam Michael Wood August 12, 2014 , 7:13 pm Vote0
Thanks! Tell a friend.
Scott MG August 12, 2014 , 9:21 pm Vote0
As soon as I saw the title of your article I thought, duh she is and English Teacher! How can she not be a statist. It is like asking, Top 10 signs the president is a statist. Then you saved it for last as the #1 answer and along the way you let me know how statism is taught and ingrained in their teachings. I thoroughly appreciated this.
Dave Burns August 13, 2014 , 11:14 pm Vote0
I disagree with you on the desirability of the passive voice. It encourages dull writing and evasive thinking. Without the passive voice, we can say, “Someone leaked the document,” and that works for me.
Morgan Paradis August 14, 2014 , 8:17 pm Vote0
Awesome.
Jeff Hill August 15, 2014 , 3:57 am Vote0
For #2, I’d just like to point out the the pronoun ‘one’ is singular, third person, and as a side benefit, also genderless. To me, it also feels a little bit more libertarian and emphasizes individualism as opposed to the more collectivized ‘they’.
Or does that sound way too British and formal?
Audrey C August 15, 2014 , 9:44 am Vote0
I actually use “one” as a pronoun in everyday speech. I use it because it sounds better, really – “one” rolls off the tongue better than “they,” and makes me sound vaguely pretentious.
Then again, I’m an avid reader and somewhat of a logophile.
Adam Michael Wood August 15, 2014 , 12:34 pm Vote0
Using words like “logophile” makes you sound more than vaguely pretentious.
Kenneth Andrews August 19, 2014 , 5:11 am Vote0
Heh. At least they are consistent. When asked questions my college english teacher would tell you to refer to the book. Then correct you on your assignment telling you the book is wrong.