tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post116160530806158985..comments2024-03-26T14:44:37.985-04:00Comments on D-Ed Reckoning: Grammar on the RopesKDeRosahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06853211164976890091noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post-1161731063068267702006-10-24T19:04:00.000-04:002006-10-24T19:04:00.000-04:00Rightwingprof,"Then there's "less" v. "fewer" (tha...Rightwingprof,<BR/><BR/>"Then there's "less" v. "fewer" (that one really drives me nuts)." <BR/><BR/><BR/>You're not alone on that one. It drives my husband crazy, too. I got corrected this weekend.:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post-1161701964631560712006-10-24T10:59:00.000-04:002006-10-24T10:59:00.000-04:00A lot of people would. But it's a lost battle. It'...A lot of people would. But it's a lost battle. It's time to give it up, and focus on battles that can still be won, like the were-subjunctive (I swear, every time I see, "If he was ..., he woud ..." or any other absues of the subjunctive, I have to take my blood pressure medication). Then there's "less" v. "fewer" (that one really drives me nuts).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post-1161632495909532572006-10-23T15:41:00.000-04:002006-10-23T15:41:00.000-04:00Lynn Truss would have a heart attack if she read r...Lynn Truss would have a heart attack if she read rightwingprof's post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post-1161615393845502852006-10-23T10:56:00.000-04:002006-10-23T10:56:00.000-04:00That was supposed to be Faulkner (as in William).That was supposed to be Faulkner (as in William).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post-1161615355703997562006-10-23T10:55:00.000-04:002006-10-23T10:55:00.000-04:00I've given up on the apostrophe. I think Falukner ...I've given up on the apostrophe. I think Falukner had the right idea: just never use one. There are no instances where the presence or absence of the apostrophe disambiguates a sentence, since syntax does that, so let's just drop it from the language altogether so I don't rip my hair out all the time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com