WUP for Thursday, 5/29

If you always live with those who are lame, you will yourself learn to limp. --Latin proverb

Vocab
gratuitous (adj.) freely given; not called for by circumstances, unwarranted
Though she had hoped to leave the lecture early, several members of the audience asked gratuitous questions, delaying her by an hour.

How To: Works Cited
A Web Site:
Author(s). Name of Page. Date of Posting/revision. Name of institution/ organization affiliated with the site. Date of Access. Electronic address.

An article on a web site:
Author(s). "Article Title." Name of web site. Date of Posting/revision. Name of institution/organization affiliated with site. Date of Access. Electronic address.

Fogarty, Mignon. "Used to Versus Use to, and Other Listener Questions." Grammar Girl: Quick and Dirty Tips for Writing Better. Dec 7, 2007. Holtzbrinck Publishers Holding, LLC. May 28, 2008. http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/grammar-usedto-different-cpas.aspx.

Usage: Use to Versus Used to

The right way to say this is “used to” with a “d” on the end. People get confused about this phrase because the d and t sounds between the words are easy to run together, but it's easy to remember that used to is the right form. Just remember that when you say you used to do something you are talking about the past, and you make most verbs past tense by adding -d or -ed to the end. So just as you say you heavED yourself into the kayak or twirlED in a circle, you say you usED to have a lot more fun than sitting around at lunch arguing about words.

WebQuest needs to be completed by the end of class Wednesday, 6/4.
Presentations will start Thursday, 6/5.