Sorry–“that age group” is nine- and ten-year-olds. I started with another comment, which I then decided was irrelevant but which, after I hit Send, I realized included actual information. Some editor I am.
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When I taught fiction writing to kids, that was the age group that always asked, “Do we have to use punctuation?”
“Only if you want people to understand you,” I said when I had my act together–which wasn’t every time.
Sorry–“that age group” is nine- and ten-year-olds. I started with another comment, which I then decided was irrelevant but which, after I hit Send, I realized included actual information. Some editor I am.
It happens to all of us. I just misfired on a post I wanted to schedule for Friday. Oh well, you all get two posts today instead.