And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Actually, from a REGULATORY perspective (FDA, CSA, CE, ISO, etc.) is it MANDATORY that the PROPER language be used in procedures, etc. and the distinction between CAN and MAY is an important ONE!!!!.
It's not necessary for army recruits to march in step or stand for hours at a time, but if you teach the young to do things right the 'first time every time', you'll teach them to apply higher standards to their actions.
I have coined a phrase, "pretentious error", as the deliberate misuse of proper grammar in order to seem more intelligent or educated than other people. The practice backfires on its user. Those who commit pretentious error are egregious not only in the gratingly obvious wrongness of their speech, but in the haughty attitude it implies. The most common, and irritating examples, are the use of "I" in the objective case, and of "whom" in the subjective.
Aaaand then the ruler comes out.
ReplyDeleteAaaand here comes the F…
DeleteIt's 2025. And then the student punches the teacher in the face and takes a pencil, and the principal blames the teacher.
DeleteSo there.
ReplyDelete....... ouch.... at least he didn't break into Shakespearian retorts...
ReplyDeleteThe obvious answer is, "No.".
ReplyDeleteNever use a big word where a diminutive one will work.
ReplyDeleteChange diminutive to small.
Deletechange small to tiny.
DeleteArguably is not a word. And my retort would result in a knot on your forehead.
ReplyDeleteActually, from a REGULATORY perspective (FDA, CSA, CE, ISO, etc.) is it MANDATORY that the PROPER language be used in procedures, etc. and the distinction between CAN and MAY is an important ONE!!!!.
ReplyDeleteWhen the teacher becomes a regulatory body, get back to us.
DeleteLike the difference between "will" and "shall".
DeleteIt's not necessary for army recruits to march in step or stand for hours at a time, but if you teach the young to do things right the 'first time every time', you'll teach them to apply higher standards to their actions.
ReplyDeleteI have coined a phrase, "pretentious error", as the deliberate misuse of proper grammar in order to seem more intelligent or educated than other people. The practice backfires on its user. Those who commit pretentious error are egregious not only in the gratingly obvious wrongness of their speech, but in the haughty attitude it implies. The most common, and irritating examples, are the use of "I" in the objective case, and of "whom" in the subjective.
ReplyDeleteHow much longer until am, is, are, was, and were are replaced with be, be, be, be, and be?
ReplyDeleteThat be racist.
DeleteAnd how did "pled" became "pleaded"?
Delete@rickn8tor One of my peeves in "journalism" these days.
DeleteNemo
Yall fellers is a bunch of fart smellers
ReplyDeletelanguage snobbery sux !
ReplyDeleteY'all fellers ARE a bunch of fart smellers...
ReplyDeleteBe, am, is, are, was, were, been, being, do, does, did, have, has, had, can, could, may, might, shall, should, will, would, must.
ReplyDeleteBeing pedantic is precisely the teacher's job! And there are times when the distinction between can and may is necessary to communicate successfully.
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