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To: kawhill

I’m still working with understanding her syntax and her use of the word “they”. Still calibrating the second half of her statement. Maybe English is not her first language.


3 posted on 11/02/2025 2:32:01 AM PST by lee martell
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To: lee martell

Most likely English is her first language. In order to prevent not going crazy, I think we have to learn how to not cringe when reading and hearing this dreadful grammar and syntax. It’s clear that some people under 50 never spent a day in English class.

Pairing plural “they” with singular noun is grating.

The “’me and mom’ went to the store” instead of “’mom and I’ went to the store” is the worst. And it’s becoming more prevalent all the time. Even (alleged) educated journalists and politicians do it.


4 posted on 11/02/2025 3:07:42 AM PST by MayflowerMadam (It's hard not to celebrate the fall of bad people. - Bongino)
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To: lee martell

Hint: most poetry is bad. Only a very few can write meaningful poetry.


6 posted on 11/02/2025 4:20:43 AM PST by Albion Wilde (To live free is the greatest gift; to die free is the greatest victory. —Erica Kirk)
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