grammar (was Re: Fwd: ESR/OSI's Unix/Linux-history-ladentreatise on SCO vs. IBM)

Kevin Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P. kdk at daleco.biz
Thu May 29 21:59:14 PDT 2003


From: "Bill Moran" <wmoran at potentialtech.com>
To: "Stephen McKay" <smckay at internode.on.net>
Cc: <chat at freebsd.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2003 4:01 PM
Subject: Re: grammar (was Re: Fwd: ESR/OSI's
Unix/Linux-history-ladentreatise on SCO vs. IBM)


> Stephen McKay wrote:
> > On Wednesday, 21st May 2003, brian at 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?
>
The spelling of this word as "sux" is permissible as a
visual rhyme during religious flame wars, e.g. "Tux sux!"

Kevin Kinsey
grammar-nazi-in-training




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