RE: alas, las - more idiocy >After a period of time both Chuck and I get bored with the idiot comments on this board.<
"Idiotic comments".
Back in the fifties and sixties, the teaching of English Grammar was ranked highly within the elementary school curriculum. Literacy, comprising 2 of the 3 Rs, was considered to be an essential part of a child's education.
So how did this semiliterate ever find a job teaching?
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/semiliterate