So, I was having some lunch today over at a friend's house, who has a daughter about Laney's age. Laney and her daughter, Chloe, have the following exchange:
Chloe: ...and then she throwed it on the floor!
Laney: Don't say "throwed" say THREW! THROWED ISN'T A WORD!!!!
And I thought, "Oh, lordy, my child is inheriting my asshole grammar police tendencies. Perhaps I should attempt to circumvent this by stifling by own asshole grammar policing?"
Nah. Fish gotta swim, birds gotta fly. I gotta be me. To wit: "asshole" is not really an adjective, but I will allow myself a little poetic license as its adjectival usage effectively enhances intent. I let myself off with a warning.
If I don't write it down it festers in the brainpan until I find myself driven to bad behavior.
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Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Alright, Internets...
... this is the LAST time I'm going to tell you: there's only an apostrophe in it if you mean to say "it is."
If I see this again, you're going to timeout. I mean it.
If I see this again, you're going to timeout. I mean it.
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