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1. #573074
   On December 16th, 2008 at 4:27 pm, Red State Skeptic said:

   Every time we pointed out what a dunce Biden is, you libs got all hyper.

   Who did? I don’t know of a single liberal who is impressed by the doofus, including the President-elect. Shoot me now, indeed. Please, mock away.

2. #573078
   On December 16th, 2008 at 4:31 pm, Red State Skeptic said:

   Because Bush and the RINOs have gotten a free ride around here, right?

   Please try to pay attention, jackass.

   Ha. It’s not until they become RINO’s that they receive any scrutiny. Sarah Palin, David Vitter, Tom Delay and W circa 2002-05 have gotten a free ride in Rightwingland.

3. #573080
   On December 16th, 2008 at 4:33 pm, Red State Skeptic said:

   My response is I would rather have a President who mangles the English language than his predecessor who mangles the truth.

   Do you seriously believe that George W. Bush is an honest man? Seriously?

4. #573087
   On December 16th, 2008 at 4:36 pm, Mister P said:

   Do you seriously believe that George W. Bush is an honest man? Seriously?

   Is there such a thing as an honest politician?

5. #573092
   On December 16th, 2008 at 4:41 pm, happy2behere said:

   I’m edukated an I missed it.

6. #573093
   On December 16th, 2008 at 4:41 pm, RabbidSquirrel said:

   On December 16th, 2008 at 3:34 pm, Jet Jaguar said:

   I hate when people say “high rate of speed” (a.k.a. acceleration) when they simply mean “speed”.

   Fortunately I dont hate people that do not realize that acceleration (vector quantity) is the derivative of velocity (vector quantity), whereas speed is a scalar quantity…

   (scalars have a magnitude, while vectors have a magnitude AND a direction)

7. #573095
   On December 16th, 2008 at 4:42 pm, cubbiegal said:

   When I was very young I tended to drop my “g”s.
   My parents answer to it was very creative-they would ask me why I was killing little gees and couldn’t I hear them screaming.
   My parents were/are unique.

8. #573100
   On December 16th, 2008 at 4:45 pm, cubbiegal said:

   Arizona Neanderthal
   Insult the Cubs?
   This Sir, is WAR.
   *grin*

9. #573103
   On December 16th, 2008 at 4:45 pm, conservativesRus said:

   On December 16th, 2008 at 4:41 pm, RabbidSquirrel said:

   Yes Rabbid – but most libs fully understand the concept of jerk – the rate of change of acceleration. They practice it daily.

10. #573112
    On December 16th, 2008 at 4:49 pm, cheapseat said:

    haahvahd graduated but could use a little sister mary vicious 3rd grade grammer. WOULD YOU SAY “GAVE I A CHANCE”, THEN WHY WOULD YOU SAY “GAVE MY SISTER AND I A CHANCE” GET UP HERE AND WRITE 100 TIMES ON THE BLACKBOARD “GAVE MY SISTER AND ME A CHANCE” AND HERES A KNUCKLE WHACK FOR YOUR IMPURE THOUGHTS.

11. #573127
    On December 16th, 2008 at 4:57 pm, Klaatu said:

    The NSBA is already out with a statement, drooling over this appointment. I don’t get it.

12. #573128
    On December 16th, 2008 at 4:57 pm, ArizonaNeanderthal said:

    On December 16th, 2008 at 4:33 pm, Red State Skeptic said:

    My response is I would rather have a President who mangles the English language than his predecessor who mangles the truth.

    Do you seriously believe that George W. Bush is an honest man? Seriously?

    Only as compared to every last prominent Liberal. Some things we have to accept on a sliding scale.

    But I am just a gun totin’, Bible thumping Bitter American well aware of Barrack Hussein Obama’s lies about his stand on the Second. And I have no problem producing my Birth Certificate when asked for legitimate reason–such as a job.

    But one does not wish to seem harsh. At least the Presidnet elect is NOT promoting Williams Ayres as his New edukashun sekretary. I guess Old Billie is holding out for the Reinhard Heydrich Chair Department of Security and Settlement Operations.

13. #573142
    On December 16th, 2008 at 5:04 pm, Fineous Reese said:

    RSS responded:

    Do you seriously believe that George W. Bush is an honest man? Seriously?

    I understand this thread is about grammaticalizations of the English language but the above comment in context really makes me believe RSS seriously believes that Obama is not an honest man.

14. #573146
    On December 16th, 2008 at 5:06 pm, Dexter Alarius said:

    haahvahd graduated but could use a little sister mary vicious 3rd grade grammer.

    Hey, I spent 12 years in purgatory Catholic schools. Sister Annunciata (1st & 2nd grade) was the scariest person in history! You didn’t want to make any mistakes in her class!

15. #573162
    On December 16th, 2008 at 5:13 pm, Send_Me said:

    According to John Kerry, this guy should get “stuck in Iraq”.

16. #573166
    On December 16th, 2008 at 5:15 pm, Patchthebun said:

    I was hung up on the word “mentor.” It sounded like he said “mentooln.” Was he slurring his words, or am I deaf?

17. #573186
    On December 16th, 2008 at 5:27 pm, Jet Jaguar said:

    On December 16th, 2008 at 4:41 pm, RabbidSquirrel said:

    On December 16th, 2008 at 3:34 pm, Jet Jaguar said:

    I hate when people say “high rate of speed” (a.k.a. acceleration) when they simply mean “speed”.

    Fortunately I dont hate people that do not realize that acceleration (vector quantity) is the derivative of velocity (vector quantity), whereas speed is a scalar quantity…

    (scalars have a magnitude, while vectors have a magnitude AND a direction)

    I’ll have to defer to mathman on that.

18. #573197
    On December 16th, 2008 at 5:41 pm, Rorschach said:

    My personal peeve (I refuse to keep them as pets.) is “axed”. I was once on a jury panel going through voir dire when the defendant’s attorney stood up and started “axing” everyone questions. I just wanted to scream out loud “You Freakin idiot! You went to school for HOW MANY YEARS to get your law degree? And you STILL can’t speak freakin English?” I wanted to convict the lawyer along with his client (Who wasn’t exactly an angel himself. He was using a big chunk of concrete to beat his girlfriend in the head when he was arrested.).

    Note to any lawyers out there: Learn to speak English, or your client will suffer the punishment that the jury cannot, by law, give you.

19. #573199
    On December 16th, 2008 at 5:44 pm, corkie said:

    On December 16th, 2008 at 2:02 pm, Kevin K. said:

    No wonder kids these days don’t know grammar. The distinction between “I” and “me” is pretty easy: he’s obviously far, far from the distinction between “who” and “whom” and “loan” [noun] and “lend” [verb].

    Kevin K., I certainly agree with your grammar concerns for kids these days. However, I disagree with your comment about using “loan” as a transitive verb. Websters agrees with me.

    usage The verb loan is one of the words English settlers brought to America and continued to use after it had died out in Britain. Its use was soon noticed by British visitors and somewhat later by the New England literati, who considered it a bit provincial. It was flatly declared wrong in 1870 by a popular commentator, who based his objection on etymology. A later scholar showed that the commentator was ignorant of Old English and thus unsound in his objection, but by then it was too late, as the condemnation had been picked up by many other commentators. Although a surprising number of critics still voice objections, loan is entirely standard as a verb. You should note that it is used only literally; lend is the verb used for figurative expressions, such as “lending a hand” or “lending enchantment.”

20. #573203
    On December 16th, 2008 at 5:49 pm, Milwaukee Mike said:

    Me be appalled by the grammaticashunel errors dizplayed in dis thread!

21. #573204
    On December 16th, 2008 at 5:52 pm, Milwaukee Mike said:

    Truly, the way I was taught English by my teachers and parents was that if it did not sound quite right, it probably was not.
    This only worked for me because my guides spoke and wrote with proper grammer.

22. #573217
    On December 16th, 2008 at 6:02 pm, corkie said:

    On December 16th, 2008 at 3:34 pm, Jet Jaguar said:

    I hate when people say “high rate of speed” (a.k.a. acceleration) when they simply mean “speed”.

    My intention isn’t to nitpick today, but I don’t think that acceleration is implied by the term “high rate of speed.” Rate is defined as a “reckoned value.” Therefore, “rate of speed” implies reckoned value of speed.

    A mention of a change in speed is what would imply acceleration. I don’t think the word ‘rate’ describes change. However, I’m open to discussing this.

23. #573221
    On December 16th, 2008 at 6:06 pm, FamilyMan said:

    Hey folks.
    Don’t make fun of my grammar on this blog any more.
    Remember I’m only a state college graduate like Sarah Palin.
    Thank you, I have a fragile ego.

24. #573230
    On December 16th, 2008 at 6:14 pm, Red State Skeptic said:

    I understand this thread is about grammaticalizations of the English language but the above comment in context really makes me believe RSS seriously believes that Obama is not an honest man.

    Meh. Has Obama said things that he knew were untrue? Of course. Did he pander with viewpoints he did not support in the campaign? Yes. So he’s dishonest. I don’t think he’s pathological on the Clinton-Bush-Palin scale of “I did not sleep with that woman,” or “I told them thanks but no thanks for that Bridge to Nowhere,” or “the British government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa (the CIA says they’re full of crap, but I won’t tell you that),” but he’ll probably prove me wrong. They all do.

25. #573238
    On December 16th, 2008 at 6:21 pm, happyscrapper said:

    My Mother-in-Law used to take something out of the freezer and say she was going to “unthaw” it. I would then tell her to put it back in the freezer. She never did get it.

26. #573239
    On December 16th, 2008 at 6:21 pm, corkie said:

    …the CIA says they’re full of crap, but I won’t tell you that…

    Wait. On one hand, Bush should trust CIA when they diminish British intelligence reports about yellow cake inquiries, but on the other hand, Bush shouldn’t have trusted CIA when their assessments indicated that Saddam Hussein was in possession of WMDs? I’m confused.

    Gee, I hope Obama knows when and when not to trust CIA.

27. #573247
    On December 16th, 2008 at 6:28 pm, happyscrapper said:

    I see grammatical errors pop out on pages all the time. It is a curse of mine and it takes all my will power not to correct people. Not that I never make mistakes!! I make plenty of my own. But grammatical errors just set my teeth on edge. Having said that, I will NOT correct errors of my fellow writers on this blog. That would be rude and is not necessary when we are trying to get our points across. The people who write on this blog are much much better than most and I find the plethora of intelligence very refreshing! Now, just wait, I will probably say something really dumb in my next post!!

28. #573257
    On December 16th, 2008 at 6:36 pm, FamilyMan said:

    happyscrapper said:I will NOT correct errors of my fellow writers on this blog

    Thank you.

29. #573263
    On December 16th, 2008 at 6:41 pm, zorro said:

    Did Bill Ayers write his comments?

30. #573266
    On December 16th, 2008 at 6:43 pm, happyscrapper said:

    Something really dumb.

31. #573272
    On December 16th, 2008 at 6:47 pm, Texhoma said:

    Yesturday I cudn’t spell Edukashun Sekatary and tooday I r one.

32. #573300
    On December 16th, 2008 at 7:10 pm, purplepeep said:

    Milwaukee Mike said:
    Me be appalled by the grammaticashunel errors dizplayed in dis thread!

    Me is also apauled, it be some of the worstest anti-spellizations me had ever seen. But what be nice tho is Chicawgoeans am able to unnerstand it just fine.

33. #573307
    On December 16th, 2008 at 7:17 pm, purplepeep said:

    Milwaukee Mike said:
    This only worked for me because my guides spoke and wrote with proper grammer.

    Me hate to have to point this out (especially given that particular context), but it’s “grammar”, Mike.

    Me am such a pickee meenie.

34. #573416
    On December 16th, 2008 at 10:16 pm, Wellsy said:

    What ought to be concerning is how poorly Chicago public schools have performed in recent years. Most of these Obama Cabinet picks have been at best lackluster and at worst awful.

35. #573421
    On December 16th, 2008 at 10:25 pm, Wellsy said:

    Side note on the subject of appointments: anyone see the Washington bureau chief for TIME is going to go work for Joe Biden? Not too surprising, I guess, but it should raise some eyebrows.

36. #573516
    On December 17th, 2008 at 7:23 am, 57fender said:

    He’s a model of success in urban education.

37. #573668
    On December 17th, 2008 at 11:38 am, misterbee241 said:

    Do you seriously believe that George W. Bush is an honest man? Seriously?

    As compared to whom? Obama? Bill Clinton? Then yes, I do.

38. #573693
    On December 17th, 2008 at 11:58 am, Kevin K. said:

    corkie (#115), thank you for your comment. I was taught as I posted; now I’ll have to do some research (which is not a bad thing). I’m usually happy to learn (as I hate being wrong).

    —-
    Milwaukee Mike said: (#117)

    Truly, the way I was taught English by my teachers and parents was that if it did not sound quite right, it probably was not.

    One of my teachers said that was a good start, but unreliable as so many people used bad grammar. And this was (mumble) years ago!

39. #574325
    On December 18th, 2008 at 1:21 pm, GraniteMan said:

    Well, so much for Kathleen Parker’s desire for intellects to run the Repubs. Bet’cha SARAH wouldn’t make that mistake.

40. #577396
    On December 24th, 2008 at 5:47 pm, TimothyJ said:

    I am an avid fiction reader, and I have to confess that I correct the grammar and spelling mistakes in the books. I feel like sending a note to the publishing company about it, but I figure if they can’t use spell check, then they are hopeless.

41. #577933
    On December 26th, 2008 at 5:55 pm, Elm Creek Smith said:

    Jes’ keepin’ it real, dog. Obama be a great speaker ’cause he be so insp’ration’l. Seketerry a Edjukation be his homie what makes him cool, too.

    Jeez.

    ECS