Date: Thu, 22 May 2003 17:01:00 -0400 From: Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com> To: Stephen McKay <smckay@internode.on.net> Cc: chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: grammar (was Re: Fwd: ESR/OSI's Unix/Linux-history-ladentreatise on SCO vs. IBM) Message-ID: <3ECD3A8C.1040506@potentialtech.com> In-Reply-To: <200305221613.h4MGDNLR016491@dungeon.home> References: <p05200f42baf03c5204ce@[192.168.254.205]> <20030520203225.GA30587@thyrsus.com> <xxbrxxw0b0.rxx@localhost.localdomain> <Pine.LNX.4.53.0305202116560.9778@monet.psys.org> <200305221613.h4MGDNLR016491@dungeon.home>
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Stephen McKay wrote: > 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! Are you talking about the people who don't know the difference between "then" and "than" and think that "sux" is spelled properly? -- Bill Moran Potential Technologies http://www.potentialtech.com
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