Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 02:13:23 +1000 From: Stephen McKay <smckay@internode.on.net> To: brian@planetshwoop.com Cc: Stephen McKay <smckay@internode.on.net> Subject: Re: grammar (was Re: Fwd: ESR/OSI's Unix/Linux-history-laden treatise on SCO vs. IBM) Message-ID: <200305221613.h4MGDNLR016491@dungeon.home> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.53.0305202116560.9778@monet.psys.org> from brian@planetshwoop.com at "Wed, 21 May 2003 02:19:42 %2B0000" References: <p05200f42baf03c5204ce@[192.168.254.205]> <20030520203225.GA30587@thyrsus.com> <xxbrxxw0b0.rxx@localhost.localdomain> <Pine.LNX.4.53.0305202116560.9778@monet.psys.org>
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On Wednesday, 21st May 2003, brian@planetshwoop.com wrote: >On Tue, 20 May 2003, Gary W. Swearingen wrote: > >> What's worse is that y'all apply the same old propaganda about gifts to > ^^^^^ > >You commend his grammar and then stick that whammie in there? > >You, not "y'all". Please. No! No! It is merely artistic flair! Once he's established his impeccable grasp of grammar he is permitted to bend it in order to demonstrate his grasp of the vernacular, hence showing he not only knows the Official Grammar, but also a Dialect. It's a solid points scorer. This isn't the same as the 99% of Internet users who believe a valid contraction of "you are" is "your", or the other new percent who know about "you're", but believe it is a possessive pronoun. Salt with :-) as necessary, and enjoy your language! Stephen.
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