On Sat, 8 Apr 2000, Richard Erlacher wrote:
> I guess I'm oversensitized to syntax errors of this type.
I know how you feel, dude.
> Once in a while I have to jump someone for comitting such a sin.
Hear, hear!
> There once was a daily or weekly vignette on NPR, in which the host, named
> John Ciardi (pronounced CHARDY, tough I'm guessing at the spelling)
> presented the entymology of commonly used linguistic constructs like this
> example.
Dude, unless he was talking about ants, I'm pretty sure you meant
"etymology"!
Cheers,
Doug
Received on Sat Apr 08 2000 - 20:38:11 BST
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