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-T(tells it like it is)L |
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Nucular war worthy
Heck, where I grew up, people worshed their clothes and asked "Jeet yet?" whenever company came to visit.
So I am not exactly an authority on grammar, usage or even punctuation. But I know what makes my ears bleed and that, my friends, is hearing some ass-jack go on and on about looking for a house with em's reel-uh-tur. Sheesh! |
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tm yes, that's short for timmy |
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The score is currently: tmdiva: 1 pretermitted_child: 0 (If it gets any worse, I may have to change my title. :bow: ) -pc |
They so cool they don't need no gramma
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The only instance where I would find the Better Flow argument convincing -- if not compelling -- would be if I were preparing rap lyrics for my client. Indeed, the following autobiographical ditty by eminem just wouldn't be the same if it had proper grammar, which would vitiate its creative force: Now how the f**k did this metamorphosis happen From standin' on corners and porches just rappin' To havin' a fortune, no more kissin' ass But then these critics crucify you, journalists try to burn you Fans turn on you, attorneys all want a turn at you To get they hands on every dime you have, they want you to lose your mind every time you mad So they can try to make you out to look like a loose cannon Any dispute won't hesitate to produce handguns That's why these prosecutors wanna convict me, strictly just to get me off of these streets quickly But all they kids be listenin' to me religiously, so i'm signin' cd's while police fingerprint me -Eminem - "Sing For The Moment" |
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Bryan Garner, its editor-in-chief, has written a fascinating article in the Winter 2003 issue of The Green Bag, entitled: Legal Lexicography: A View from the Front Lines. The cite is 6 Green Bag 2d 151 (which is available on both Westlaw and Lexis). This quote provides a plausible explanation of those times when I have been flummoxed: Henry Campbell Black had been pretty systematic in his entries, the various contributors to the book in the third through sixth editions--most of whom were anonymous--had allowed the book to sprout all sorts of stylistic inconsistencies. Meanwhile, as far as I have been able to tell, they hadn't really been trained in lexicography. 6 Green Bag 2d at 155. |
We Don't Have to Show You No Stinking Grammars
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Maybe I've been lucky, but the lawyers I've worked for are generally competent with grammar. Like everybody, they may some mistakes or have some preferences I disagree with. I'm conservative about pointing out mistakes. I only point out things I think my superior would appreciate knowing about. This is in part because I don't like to be regarded as a nitpicking or letting my ego get in the way of getting the job done, and also in part because I regard a lot of grammatical rules as matters of personal preference. |
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I suppose groveling, then, would make me positively irresistable. ;) -pc |
Another grrrrr moment
In Fast Food Nation, Eric Schlosser repeatedly (okay, twice in two pages) refers to E.Coli @#$%^ (whichever strain it is that kills people--I don't feel like looking it up at the moment) as "hearty" or "heartier."
This is not the first time I've seen this error. It's right up there with "diffuse" instead of "defuse" and "loathe" instead of "loath." Ugh. tm timmier than thou |
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Or irresistible, such as the case may be. [TM Diva's not the only spelling timmy!] Allytigator ;) |
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I'll change my title. :bow: The score is now: timmys (or is it timmies?): 2 pretermitted_child: 0 pretermitted(where's the spellcheck button?)child |
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I think the current preferred spelling is timmy's |
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