Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Me, myself and IOutrage noticed and scheduled for inclusion in Igor’s rants at 09:40 on January 5th. Posted at 22:17. 1 comment.
Tags: advert, advertisement, error, grammar, idiocy
If you tell people often or long enough that the people in "you and me did it" really ought to be "you and I" (as I'm the subject of that verb), what'll apparently happen is that they'll ignore it for ages, and then all of a sudden, over the last year or two, develop it into some sort of meme, whereupon they all start using the subject "I" in places where the object "me" is required. "A photo of my partner and I" - huh? Is it a photo of I? No, no, and thrice no. It's not. It's a photo of me, isn't it.
The most crushingly irritating thing about it is that people make a point of doing it. Egregious, yo.
The most crushingly irritating thing about it is that people make a point of doing it. Egregious, yo.
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
AskOxford: Which is correct: 'a hotel' or 'an hotel'?Bookmarked on del.icio.us at 11:14.
Tags: syntax
It’s A HOTEL. YESSSSS
Saturday, November 10, 2007
How to Learn (But Not Master) Any Language in 1 Hour (Plus: A Favor) | The Best Article Every dayBookmarked on del.icio.us at 13:23.
Tags: learn, learning, linguistics
Get structures and patterns rather than focusing on syntax and detail
Friday, February 23, 2007
Language Log: Labels Are Not DefinitionsBookmarked on del.icio.us at 11:18.
Tags: disfluency, error, grammar
The problem is, is that ...
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