On Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 8:49 PM, Xyne <[email protected]> wrote: > Peter Lewis wrote: > >> > Sleep? What is this "sleep" you speak of? >> >> Where's Xyne when you need him? >> >> I think you mean "sleep of which you speak" ;-P > > Meh, I disagree with the rule not to end sentences with a preposition. > Sometimes it's just the most natural way to phrase it. Afaik, it only gained > acceptance due to its use as a shibboleth. I wouldn't be surprised if it were > dreamt up by the same Latin grammarians who decided that "to" is part of the > verb's infinitive and thus should never be split from it. If I ever find their > graves, I intend *to gladly spit* on them. > > The only "grammatical error" that annoys me is when people use "and I" when it > should be "and me", and that's only because they are actively trying to speak > "correctly" and yet failing miserably. > > "I went to the store." -> "My friend and I went to the store." > "The owner threw me out." -> "The owner threw my friend and me out." > > "The owner threw I out." FAIL > "The owner threw my friend and I out." Same thing. FAIL. > > Hypercorrectionism ftl. > > *heads off to get his Grammar Nazi promotion*
lol u mad bro
