Grammar in School

Think back to your gradeschool/highschool days.

Why do people call the finals periodicals? periodical exams? I can understand periodicals because that refers to any paper that's published at any interval greater than one day. But periodical exams? Shouldnt it be PERIODIC Exams? Because testing is periodic? Uh oh.

I don't know if other schools have it but we used to have this thing called Theme Paper Writing. We are given a theme and then we write about it, first as a draft then as a revised copy. It makes you practice both English and the vernacular. But here's the thing. Shouldn't it be Themed Paper Writing since were writing about themes and NOT the theme itself?

Intramurals. Im sure you've had to go through one. Ever thought of why we call sports fests intramurals? Intramural is an adjective first and foremost and should not be used as a noun under the strict rules of them nazi english teachers from highschool. Next, the meaning of intramural is actually any activity done within the confines of any facility (i.e. literally within the walls) If that's the case, everything we do in school sans field trips are INTRAMURAL.

Pity that when I was younger I was too busy doing anything but paying attention to have noticed these things. It would have been an excellent topic for discussion when trying to avoid bringing up the idea that I didn't do homework again.

Selfquoteoftheday:
Life is like a play and youre either the audience or the cast. As the cast you will miss the show. As the audience you'll be shown what you're missing.