Posted on 08/29/2007 5:50:29 PM PDT by MrsEmmaPeel
I was in a *boring* meeting, absentmindedly doodling on a scratch pad. I was pretty amazed after the meeting when I noticed that I doodled the following:
After the meeting, I glanced at my notes and have a serious question: is these appropriate in this context? I mean, should the correct grammar be: "I so enjoy discussions like this", she said wielding a bloody axe in her hand. I mean, isn't discussions a collective and therefore implies a singular?
Please set me straight. I am longing for instruction.
Maybe...
“...artfully wielding...”
or
“...tentatively wielding...”
or
“...gleefully wielding...”
or
“...comically wielding...”
(just kidding!!!)
Which do you prefer?
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