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As always, I stand in awe of your knowledge of English, and Anerican, and it's always a pleasure to read you.
That piece of garbled garbage reminds me of that arrogant crank, G.B. Shaw, whose views on English were eccentric, to say the least.
As an illustration of the vagaries of English, he spelt ( or is it spelled? ) fish, "ghoti" Huh? Ghoti?
The gh as in cough, the o as in women, and the tio as in station. Smartass!
Don't you just hate people like that? As the cliche goes. Why not clishe. eh?
posted by
ariel70
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August 21, 2006
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Amen!!!
I can't begin to explain how irritated I get when I correct someone's grammar, and they turn to me and say, "Why does it even matter? People will know what I mean!" UGH! I get that a lot from my general manager--after she specifically asks me to proofread something for her! Sheesh!
posted by
Jemmie211
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August 18, 2006
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No, you're not overreacting
In fact, you are absolutely right! We have become so afraid of offending others that we are afraid to do such things as enforce the rules of grammar, punctuation and style. And don't get me started on the whole notion of right and wrong beliefs and moral values, either. That's another one of my "hot buttons."
posted by
kidnykid
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August 16, 2006
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