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Old 08-07-2007, 08:18 AM   #1
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Silly Question Time
I've seen several references lately to "MG" fantasy. What is MG?

Told you it was silly.

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Old 08-07-2007, 08:22 AM   #2
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Midevial Grandiose? Mildly Gross? Minced, Granular?

Hell, I'm sorry. I don't know.
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Old 08-07-2007, 08:32 AM   #3
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Middle Grade, as in upper primary children's writing--chapter books for ages around eight to twelve. It is followed by YA (Young Adult), although there's a tween category squeezing in there somewhere.

BTW, the only silly questions are those that aren't asked.
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Old 08-07-2007, 09:04 AM   #4
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BTW, the only silly questions are those that aren't asked.
The question asked was by no means a silly question, so I don't criticize it.

BUT, I used to think there were no silly questions. Then I taught low-level college core courses for a while, and learned I was wrong.

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Old 08-07-2007, 12:40 PM   #5
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Blacbird, you're right. I also taught--in a community college--and discovered that asking silly questions of my students either 1) caused them to improve, or 2) to drop out. Either way, it was a win-win situation.

BTW, and FWIW, I've always said: "There is no such thing as a stupid question--except the one you don't ask."
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Old 08-07-2007, 01:45 PM   #6
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Thanks guys! Mystery solved, I can sleep now.

I have to third that silly questions do indeed exist. And the latest I came across did not come from any form of student. Rather, it came from my boss, a state level manager of a large national company. It's a bit scary.

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Old 08-07-2007, 09:00 PM   #7
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FWIW, I always preferred my college Latin teacher's take on it: "There are no silly questions, only silly people."

Of course, I wouldn't have appreciated it if I'd been the one to ask her the question.
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