Vanity: It's "Martial Law", NOT "Marshall Law"

May 22, 2010 | Happygrl

[happygrl]

This is a Public Courtesy Announcement.

Yes, Martial Law might well involve Marshalls, but the root of it is from Mars, the God of War, in other words "Martial Law".

http://www.answers.com/topic/martial-law

[Larry Lucido]

Marshmallow law.

[Flycatcher]

Awfully martinet of you!

[MCCC]

New that. But it is informative for some. Thanx.

[Nickname]

Unless we’re talking about Marshal Marshall.

[McGavin999]

Couldn’t you have extended this post to include “It’s LOSE not LOOSE”

[COBOL2Java]

What if it’s declared on the Marshall Islands?

[bigbob]

Most newspapers rely on spell check, and have long since cut the proofreaders. Moreover they don’t really give a damn about accuracy or quality of the product anymore.

My local paper wrote an op ed this past week lauding “Ron Brown”, the new Senator from Mass. And yet they get all pissy about Wikipedia because “anyone can edit things”. But Wikipedia is reviewed by peers, unlike the daily fish-wrapper, which is reviewed by no one.

[JLS]

I think this is a mute point.

[lonevoice]

That was perfect! Here's a grammar kitteh for you...

[ak267]

One of my favorite comic books!!!!

“Hi, I’m Marshal Law. I’m a hero hunter...haven’t found any yet.”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshal_Law_(comics)

[FredZarguna]

Glad you cleared that up, Missie. And while we're at it:

• It's "I could NOT care less," NOT, "I could care less."
• It's UNcategorically deny, NOT categorically deny.
• It's active, there is no such word as "proactive."
• It's empathic, there is no such word as "empathetic."
• It's "He felt hatred," or "he hated," NOT "he felt hate." HATE IS A VERB.
• It's He was shown disrepect, NOT "He was disrespected."

Spread the word, or fill your hands.

[tnlibertarian]

Inside here, it's Marshalls law.

[RonDog]

We are MARTIAL!

[FredZarguna]

What’s disrepect?

[mlocher]

Did someone say marshall?

You marshalled up a great picture!

[FredZarguna]

Shut up, wiseguy.

[jessduntno]

If it’s enacted by Zero, I would consider it Marsupial Law...makes us hopping mad...

[mlocher]

Marshal Marshall the Marshal on the Marshall Islands is marshalling his plans to declare Martial Law once he returns from his shopping trip at Marshalls.

[FredZarguna]

Nor is it mar shell.

[Captainpaintball]

Thank you for clearing that up. I felt like a looser every time i got it wrong.