For Don’s Grammatical Pleasure

[DSchles]

Mental masturbation at its finest!

Clearly, you misspoke. You're forgiven. What you meant to write was: "For a change, the English language not butchered." Do you have any idea how ridiculous it is to write "a phenomena"? Obviously not. Your problem, not mine.

Don

[BJPloppy]

Mental masturbation at its finest!

LOL. No, I was merely acknowledging an obvious error. I am only happy my parents are not around to have seen it.

[DSchles]

LOL. No, I was merely acknowledging an obvious error. I am only happy my parents are not around to have seen it.

Yes, and I realized that, so no harm at all. Jabberwocky, on the other hand, has a chip on his shoulder and couldn't resist making an inane and snarky, sarcastic remark. Again, his problem; surely not mine.

Don

[MJGolf]

The use of "me and....", as in "me and him went to the store", and however/whatever way it's butchered, used to be the province of the youth.............no longer. I have heard politicians who should know better, use it addressing the public. It's one of the most irritating misuse of language to me.

[DSchles]

The use of "me and....", as in "me and him went to the store", and however/whatever way it's butchered, used to be the province of the youth.............no longer. I have heard politicians who should know better, use it addressing the public. It's one of the most irritating misuse of language to me.

Yes, agree. I LOATHE it. There is also the pathetic inability to distinguish between the subjective and objective case, as in: "He told my wife and I that that he liked our house." I could throw up every time I hear similar constructions. But yes, there isn't a single child in the country who would now say, "My friend and I went to the store." NOT A SINGLE ONE. We're raising an entire generation of illiterates. Terribly sad.

Don