tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3935192303176811210.post7380598338504813535..comments2023-10-21T08:52:45.549-07:00Comments on Friends of Epicaricacy: "I am NOT wrong!"Kallehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14626787126837500623noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3935192303176811210.post-57874923870987192582008-09-26T11:38:00.000-07:002008-09-26T11:38:00.000-07:00Well, I appreciate that, z, and sorry if I had sou...Well, I appreciate that, z, and sorry if I had sounded a little crabby above. The fact is, I have been a little crabby recently. Fortunately, I am taking next week off to be with my daughter who is flying in from California, and I know that will energize me.<BR/><BR/>I do realize that good minds can disagree. Heck, I am married to a Republican! However, I also realize that sometimes I am downright wrong. I believe it to be the case here. Some bigwigs, who know a whole lot more about grammaticality ( word I didn't even know existed!) than I do, have convinced me, with the caveat being that it's considered "archaic" and "informal." I do think it's important for people to change their minds once in awhile, after a healthy debate and as long as it's based on the evidence.<BR/><BR/>However, I also realize, that, unlike the current political situation, this whole discussion, while academic, isn't all that important.Kallehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14626787126837500623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3935192303176811210.post-66180703972470843642008-09-25T21:02:00.000-07:002008-09-25T21:02:00.000-07:00I suggest you stick to your gut feeling about the ...I suggest you stick to your gut feeling about the ungrammaticality of the phrase. (I know, deep down, that I'm right, too, about it being OK, and just a matter of style and punctuation.) The web is big enough for two friends to disagree about almost anything. And, please, don't let's start in about politics. I have had enough of that poison recently.zmjezhdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16385280690029602212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3935192303176811210.post-69544226452058379602008-09-25T15:03:00.000-07:002008-09-25T15:03:00.000-07:00z, I was just stating my mind. That is exactly ho...z, I was just stating my mind. That is exactly how I feel, and I certainly wasn't intending to say, "How great am I?" In fact, I admitted that I also am the type to never want to be wrong, particularly when it comes to politics, but also look at how long I argued that the "my mother she is good" phrase is grammatically incorrect.<BR/><BR/>Some days it doesn't even pay to get out of bed, I guess.Kallehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14626787126837500623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3935192303176811210.post-81289025196190176562008-09-25T05:50:00.000-07:002008-09-25T05:50:00.000-07:00Our Kalleh, she's a peach. Now, don't you feel bet...Our Kalleh, she's a peach. Now, don't you feel better. ;)zmjezhdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16385280690029602212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3935192303176811210.post-20544206483200392382008-09-24T21:03:00.000-07:002008-09-24T21:03:00.000-07:00I still would never use it. However, I am not a l...I still would never use it. However, I am not a language expert and must bow to those who are.Kallehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14626787126837500623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3935192303176811210.post-69238255616828578692008-09-24T16:30:00.000-07:002008-09-24T16:30:00.000-07:00Eh, I don't see why we have to agree with the othe...Eh, I don't see why we have to agree with the other people who say it's correct. :-)Cat Herselfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08661146086943795408noreply@blogger.com