Hints:
This month we talked about the use of apostrophes. Compared to our early training it appears that they are often used incorrectly today. BUT is this due to ‘natural evolution’ in language? Or is it just wrong? For us it is totally wrong. But whichever it is, if in doubt, DON’T use them.
Our challenge:
Our brief challenge was on homophones – words that sound the same but are spelt differently and mean something different. For example, TOW and TOE. We had a list of somewhat cryptic clues to identify the words. Two of the clues were:
Some of our Stories:
The most popular topic was “Who’s that woman in the photo?” Some interesting stories came out of the prompt.
The corgis told of a little boy in the crowd watching the late Queen’s funeral, but he was focussed on her corgis as they stood to attention when the coffin passed. We also had a story merging three Rosemarys – an aged doll, a strict member of a retirement village, and a Rosemary bush.
Prompts:
We will be having a class on 10 June, even though it is a public holiday. The prompts for the class are:
Joy Shirley
This month we talked about the use of apostrophes. Compared to our early training it appears that they are often used incorrectly today. BUT is this due to ‘natural evolution’ in language? Or is it just wrong? For us it is totally wrong. But whichever it is, if in doubt, DON’T use them.
Our challenge:
Our brief challenge was on homophones – words that sound the same but are spelt differently and mean something different. For example, TOW and TOE. We had a list of somewhat cryptic clues to identify the words. Two of the clues were:
- Escape the hopping insect. Break the clue into two. Escape – flee; hopping insect – flea.
- This gold statue is not moving. Break in two. Gold statue – idol; not moving – idle.
Some of our Stories:
The most popular topic was “Who’s that woman in the photo?” Some interesting stories came out of the prompt.
- A much-prized photo got lost, but after spending time with a number of other people, all wondering about who she was, it found its way home.
- Researching a photo found in an historical collection.
- A photo of a spirit in front of an old cottage – was it a spirit? Disappointingly I was just a double exposure.
The corgis told of a little boy in the crowd watching the late Queen’s funeral, but he was focussed on her corgis as they stood to attention when the coffin passed. We also had a story merging three Rosemarys – an aged doll, a strict member of a retirement village, and a Rosemary bush.
Prompts:
We will be having a class on 10 June, even though it is a public holiday. The prompts for the class are:
- Tyres screeched. I turned and ran down the alley.
- We all felt the cold before he entered the hall.
- “Have you seen this?”
Joy Shirley
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