Michael Werneke wrote:
On 6/30/07, Stewart Stremler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Indeed. I am properly chastised. It didn't look right, but I was too
tired -- or more likely lazy -- to go back and look at it to see what
it was that didn't look right.
Although, you were unnecessarily gentle in your chastisement.
> I don't know what is causing this. I'm beginning to see it all the
> time, and it drives me *nuts*.
Yes. Exposure to poor grammar degrades my grammar, and that annoys me.
"You understand what I meant, so where's the harm?" has an appropriate
response: "It diminishes *my* abilities, and makes *me* look like an
idiot, so it harms ME."
I've noticed that I too am a victim of 'assimilating' everyone else's
bad grammar. It usually only comes out when I speak, but I am doing
what I can to catch myself when I do it. Notice the
not-entirely-correct usage of 'it' twice in the same sentence.
What's not correct? Do not both refer to the same thing?
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