Yes that is entirely what happened. I actually know what a conjunction is (I watched conjunction junction on Schoolhouse Rock as a kid!) but for some reason I read the word "contraction" and was REALLY confused 'cause I'd never heard anything about not starting sentences with them. Which... makes sense, what with no such rule existing and all. ;-)
Don't worry about correcting me if/when you want to, though. Observe the following reasons! 1) I tend to speak/write before thinking. If I try to edit at all, I generally wind up silent. 2) I am REMARKABLY UNEDUCATED, so sometimes I just don't know basic things. Yes, I graduated college with a 3.9 GPA, but I mostly stuck to courses in my actual fields of interest. Beloit College had very few basic requirements. This, combined with my failure to attend high school, means I've never studied things like grammar or American history. 3) I'm really difficult to offend.
So yeah, sometimes I'm a bit dim, but no worries. :-)
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Don't worry about correcting me if/when you want to, though. Observe the following reasons!
1) I tend to speak/write before thinking. If I try to edit at all, I generally wind up silent.
2) I am REMARKABLY UNEDUCATED, so sometimes I just don't know basic things. Yes, I graduated college with a 3.9 GPA, but I mostly stuck to courses in my actual fields of interest. Beloit College had very few basic requirements. This, combined with my failure to attend high school, means I've never studied things like grammar or American history.
3) I'm really difficult to offend.
So yeah, sometimes I'm a bit dim, but no worries. :-)