<p>Actually, kate did organize the list into seperate categories. But it didn't go so well (accusations of spamming, advertising, clogging the board).</p>
<p>A great way to help you organize Kate's list:</p>
<p>Copy the things you are going to need into Microsoft Excel. Include the things you already have and the things you are going to need to buy; you're including the things you've already got to help you remember to pack it, of course! Once you're there, divide your items into "categories" by favorite stores where you can shop to buy that item; for example, my "categories" consist of "Target," "Staples," "Ikea," "the Container Store," etc.. Highlight or bold the items you still need and you'll have a convenient shopping list and you can buy all the items you need by hitting a store only once.</p>
<p>I want to be a bug on the wall when you have to pack up all that stuff by yourself to either ship it or store it at the end of the school year. GOOD LUCK!
Great list- I'll be using it myself next year for D2.</p>
<p>Somewhere to store all those little items: my son brought a 5-drawer plastic cart on wheels. It's only about 14" x 14" and 3' tall. It could double as an end table. They come in many sizes; my daughter bought a 7-drawer cart. She has more "stuff". To transport it home, just tape the drawers shut & roll it out. There are also smaller ones that would fit nicely on a desktop or bookshelf.</p>
<p>You could just as easily say, "What to bring to college" and "What to take home." The difference is that "take home" implies movement away from somewhere to the home, whereas "bring home" implies movement to the home only. (You'll note that they mention "take" means movement away, while "bring" means movement towards; in this case, the adverb "home" already means movement towards, which is why "bring home" means movement towards only.) You'll find that most people will not even recognize the distinction, and in any case, the lack of distinction "bears no particular stigma of incorrectness or illiteracy."</p>
<p>Thank you so much for putting together this list. I've been trying to put together my own since April, and you've got a lot on here that I'd forgotten that I'll definitely need. This is an awesome list!</p>
<p>As I said b4, the list is awesome but for those who think its too exhaustive to sit read and edit to get ur own list here's another method to get ur college list done.[ i read this somewhere on CC]</p>
<p>Quote:</p>
<p>Pick a week when you anticipate that your life will be "normal" within the context of your family's lifestyle. Then pick two weekdays and either Saturday or Sunday as your three sampling days. Get a small notebook and devote two pages to each day. Divide each day's pages into sections for morning, afternoon, and evening.</p>
<p>For each of your three sampling days, make entries in your notebook at the end of each day's three periods. At noon, review the morning and write down everything of yours that you needed during the morning. At dinner, recap the afternoon, and before bed review your evening's needs. You'll then have a list of 85-90 percent of everything you'll need to pack for school. The other 10-15 percent will come in the form of suggestions from your Mother.</p>
<p>That source hardly merits consideration (referring to the reply to my post.)</p>
<p>The source is the same one which writes that the form 'brung,' as in, the past tense of 'bring' is OK as well (they note that highly educated speakers use the term, but it is not standard in formal writing.) </p>
<p>Here is where my opinion differs from that of Bartleby's: By referring to someone as a highly-educated speaker, I am noting that their speech sounds nearly identical to their 'formal writing.' In a perfect world, there would be no distinction between spoken and written grammar whatsoever. </p>
<p>My point is, if one's goal is to simply get by with the English language, meeting the mark of coherence, college may not be the best place for him/her.</p>
<p>i guarantee you do not need 2/3 of the stuff that you pack. sit down with your suitcases and filter through them several times to lighten your load. ask yourself: "will i die without this?". if you have even the slightest bit of doubt, DON'T PACK IT. the amount of stuff you obtain during school will increase gastronomically, and before you know it you'll be a bona fide pack rat. you can always call home and get what you need sent, or buy it yourself. it's all about minimalism; after all, 'cleanliness is godliness'.</p>
<p>If you read more carefully, you'll note that "brung" is common in colloquial speech but is not considered standard in formal writing. They say nothing about its being appropriate; they only note that it's common. Furthermore, it is not the opinion of Bartleby (Bartleby is merely the provider of the source), but the opinion of the American Heritage Dictionary.</p>
<p>What you note you will find to be untrue. Highly educated speakers may speak more closely to what they write than your average Joe might, but their speech is not identical to their formal writing. I think you'll find that words such as "profligate," "riparian," and "verboten" are almost never used in speech, even if you do see them often in writing.</p>
<p>I don't see how the misuse of "bring" can be considered as an example of merely "meeting the mark of coherence." I count eleven grammatical or usage errors in your last post alone (not counting the same error more than once), but that hasn't stopped me from being able to understand you, and with clarity if I might add.</p>
<p>Frankly, I'm curious as to how I've erred. One could make the argument that three or four of the commas are out-of-place, but once again I'm simply trying to make formal writing and everyday speech one and the same. </p>
<p>By the way, of the three words you've listed, I know none. I haven't heard these words in either formal writing or everyday speech. </p>
<p>P.P.S. I might have to throw up the white flag pertaining to that Heritage Dictionary usage. I wasn't aware that the usage of the word could have multiple references to location. So, you win..
-Nate</p>