oh and writing
M and one or two in his class write phonetically. I don't think there are more than 2 or 3 who can read or write to some beginner-extent out of the 33 in his class.I know from one of M's friends's...
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I can see how that would go. For M it works the other way: he refuses to stand out, so if his friends don't read, he refuses to show that he can, or even to try to progress. If they were all...
View ArticleRe: Hoofbeats and Heartbeats
Your assumption about the screenshots is correct. I have to make up dialogue as I go along, because while Sims do talk, they speak a made up language called Simlish, which has no real translations as...
View ArticleFor the love of Jane
Does anyone of you remember this story? It was one of my favourites! I was really sad that it was abandoned. I know it's not longer here, but I found it on the internet and I wondered if anyone knew...
View ArticleQuestion for Denver Residents
Anybody live in Denver? My husband is planning the routes for our local Drum and Bugle Corps as they drive across America starting next month. The kids get an off day Sunday the 7th after performing...
View ArticleThe Family Circle
I know that this is a story that has come in the Tea Room in the past, but I was rereading some of it today, and it really is one of the most intriguing stories out there, very well developed, and it...
View Articleintrigues me, too
I've always wondered where this was going. I'm pretty sure that it was illegal at the time for a man to marry his stepmother (although possibly an annulment would make it legal, if still incredibly...
View Articleno idea
What was Bingley doing with that rope, anyway? I was rooting for Jane and the viscount.
View Articlenot sure whether it's good
I'm with you about wondering. My youngest had what I thought was an absurd amount of homework every night in high school, and the number of her classmates who were burn-outs was depressingly high. On...
View Articledifferent system
It's lamented by some, but we don't have a competitive system. Yes, at the end of primary school, a test decides which level of secondary school (streamed by intellectual ability) a child may go to,...
View ArticleRe: intrigues me, too
Yet, at the end of the story you see Darcy avoiding Elizabeth like crazy, and I think the obvious conclusion to be drawn to that is that he's realized that he's in love with her or in danger of...
View ArticleSeeking 'Elizabeth goes to London' stories
Hi all!I'm looking for stories where Elizabeth goes to London during the Lydia fiasco...by herself, with the Gardiners, or with Darcy. I seem to remember one in which D&E get married in London...
View ArticleRe: intrigues me, too
My thoughts, too. It's well-written, so I feel sure it's thought out, which is why I expect the author had some satisfactory resolution. The fact that I can't come up with one really bugs me.Another...
View ArticleRe: Seeking 'Elizabeth goes to London' stories
I was going to reply in email because I was quite certain that Disguise of Every Sort would not be on DWG, but there you have it. I probably didn't read it here, and I'm definitely not going to...
View ArticleReading
Our system is extremely encouraging of 'Family Literacy', promoting daily reading together to get children interested in and familiar with written language. Oral exercise of language in combination...
View ArticleExcessively Attentive
You and me both. I read it recently not having noticed it was unfinished and was rather disappointed to find it so. Lots of questions left unanswered there.
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