tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post6277892802607077314..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: Helpful Dean.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-12088915113478534302016-09-12T04:06:12.076-04:002016-09-12T04:06:12.076-04:00Sorry—I meant "as an adverb." And I call...Sorry—I meant "as an adverb." And I call myself a copyeditor.Pennsylvania Pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17554566920089893921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-73529139542740853062016-09-11T05:42:25.549-04:002016-09-11T05:42:25.549-04:00Of course he could have. However, language changes...Of course he could have. However, language changes over time, and I have no doubt that "timely" will find its acceptance as an adjective sooner or later. But you won't see me helping it along.Pennsylvania Pennynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-50018581717202795452016-09-10T08:11:38.530-04:002016-09-10T08:11:38.530-04:00Adverbial "timely" will probably always ...Adverbial "timely" will probably always stick n my ear and make me wonder if the utterer could have used "on time" or "promptly" to better effect.Ogre Proctor Hephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428431147495287413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-63431003235915054142016-09-10T03:45:35.235-04:002016-09-10T03:45:35.235-04:00I agree with OPH that "likely" might be ...I agree with OPH that "likely" might be a regional or dialect thing; that's exactly what I think of when I hear it. But it seems to have made enough of an inroad into more standard speech that, as Cassandra says, even the dictionaries are now turning against us. I still think its natural habitat is adjective: "a likely story," "a likely (or even "unlikely") Pennsylvania Pennynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-58988527470451831132016-09-09T22:45:22.778-04:002016-09-09T22:45:22.778-04:00Do it.
The generous 48-hour window to turn aroun...Do it. <br /><br />The generous 48-hour window to turn around grades for scores of students is more than enough and couldn't possibly be the problem. Oh, no, it's always those irresponsible, goldbricking faculty. <br /><br />Bloody hell. I've been under the bus more often than the mechanic who changes the oil.Ogre Proctor Hephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428431147495287413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-52699127237245291292016-09-09T19:14:01.546-04:002016-09-09T19:14:01.546-04:00We get this warning when grades are due. Our grade...We get this warning when grades are due. Our grades are due two days after the last exam is given. If they're not in, the Registrar sends us a note saying we are to blame for students not receiving scholarships, financial aid, or knowing whether they're eligible to continue on an athletic team. It almost makes me WANT to be late.The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-87739934374090575152016-09-09T11:22:48.252-04:002016-09-09T11:22:48.252-04:00I slightly prefer "probably" to "li...I slightly prefer "probably" to "likely" in that example, but both sound better to me than "timely" in the original letter. And I, too, like "failure to timely complete it" better than the original. I'm not sure what rules, if any, apply, but some adverbs seem to belong either before or after the relevant verb.Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-22085278589717878642016-09-09T07:16:46.285-04:002016-09-09T07:16:46.285-04:00I am hard pressed to think of a case where adverbi...I am hard pressed to think of a case where adverbial 'timely' sounds natural, but the example with adverbial 'likely' sounds just fine to me. It may be a dialectical thing.<br /><br />"Failure to timely complete it" sounds a bit less weird than the original construction; perhaps that's because of the famously split infinitive in "to boldly go where no man has Ogre Proctor Hephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428431147495287413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-87514218737838733262016-09-09T07:08:14.718-04:002016-09-09T07:08:14.718-04:00Dear Dean Fuckface,
It appears that my colleagues...Dear Dean Fuckface,<br /><br />It appears that my colleagues and I have received a message intended for the party responsible for delaying our access to the database we need for submitting our attendance verification reports. I bring this up because of the liklihood that said party is now confused having received your message thanking them for doing the verification immediately upon gaining Ogre Proctor Hephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428431147495287413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-36034369225582045542016-09-09T03:09:10.064-04:002016-09-09T03:09:10.064-04:00Cassandra, I'm completely with you on "ti...Cassandra, I'm completely with you on "timely" as an adverb. The same goes for "likely": "The students will likely (= "probably") lose their financial aid." It just doesn't sound right, no matter what the dictionary says. I think that's because it's a comparatively recent development. Those of us with older ears find it grating.<br /><br />IPennsylvania Pennynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-67180845456127005172016-09-08T19:29:04.880-04:002016-09-08T19:29:04.880-04:00It doesn't make any sense. Johnny's finan...It doesn't make any sense. Johnny's financial aid gets pulled every day he misses a class? They're doling it out to him one day at a time? What happens in a section of 300? 6000?<br />I suspect the "state mandate" is that institutions insure that Johnny is coming to class, not that Johnny is coming to class everyday. Shouldn't I be checking photo id's if this is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-22166485211535188332016-09-08T12:54:13.655-04:002016-09-08T12:54:13.655-04:00Hmm. . .this doesn't seem to be a matter of pa...Hmm. . .this doesn't seem to be a matter of particular concern around my place this year, though we've definitely gotten the usual emails about making sure that students who are attending are actually registered. That has to do with the state contribution (such as it is), which, as I understand it, is based on seats officially filled as of the end of the add/drop. The only official Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-51328114911147847302016-09-08T12:25:28.875-04:002016-09-08T12:25:28.875-04:00I am always alarmed at how common is the misery. I am always alarmed at how common is the misery. Darla Keefnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-81005844205319992012016-09-08T09:15:33.949-04:002016-09-08T09:15:33.949-04:00I've been getting panicked emails from student...I've been getting panicked emails from students claiming that I haven't reported their attendance. We just got the email about reporting yesterday. We're two weeks into the semester and my classes meet once a week. It's a mess.SnarkyWriternoreply@blogger.com