Comments on: Notes from the grammar desk. http://positivelyatlantaga.com/2006/03/15/notes-from-the-grammar-desk/ A designer in Atlanta writes about technology, design, Macs, and life in Atlanta's Virginia-Highland neighborhood. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:20:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: 5tein http://positivelyatlantaga.com/2006/03/15/notes-from-the-grammar-desk/comment-page-1/#comment-4274 5tein Fri, 30 Mar 2007 04:21:41 +0000 http://positivelyatlantaga.com/2006/03/15/notes-from-the-grammar-desk/#comment-4274 When you print that shirt, sign me up for a black one, size medium please. Having a Masters in linguistics I recognize the argument this poor brainwashed po-mo is _trying_ to imply, but it really doesn't hold water and as you all have pointed out, he's taking it much too far. A very typical po-mo argumentative tendency is to say, if it's not completely white, its just the same as black. I daresay that type of reasoning falls into the category of logical fallacies, but I'm know for a fact that po-mo "critics" have antiquated the idea of logic a long time ago as well. "'Linguists drool, prescriptivists rule'", heh heh... When you print that shirt, sign me up for a black one, size medium please. Having a Masters in linguistics I recognize the argument this poor brainwashed po-mo is _trying_ to imply, but it really doesn’t hold water and as you all have pointed out, he’s taking it much too far. A very typical po-mo argumentative tendency is to say, if it’s not completely white, its just the same as black. I daresay that type of reasoning falls into the category of logical fallacies, but I’m know for a fact that po-mo “critics” have antiquated the idea of logic a long time ago as well.

“‘Linguists drool, prescriptivists rule’”, heh heh…

]]> By: rhubarb http://positivelyatlantaga.com/2006/03/15/notes-from-the-grammar-desk/comment-page-1/#comment-1053 rhubarb Mon, 14 Aug 2006 21:50:01 +0000 http://positivelyatlantaga.com/2006/03/15/notes-from-the-grammar-desk/#comment-1053 Well, I *am* a born nit-picker, and I've cultivated the nasty habit all my life. After reading this highly entertaining thread (brought to me today by Google, in response to a search for the etymology of the term "snark" as it's used today), I cruised over to the site you cited, and what a sight it is. I only had to scroll down to an entry dated August 12 to find this gem: "...But since the U.S. release date continues to move, shift, push, and allude us, I've decided to diffuse the tension by offering a few trailers for upcoming films that look equally exquisite..." Two for one! And twice two for one, because now I have the duel (heh) pleasure of reading your blog for good writing, and his for the postmodern-something-something viewpoint I so severely lack. One of these days, I swear, I'm going to get a t-shirt printed with "Linguists drool, prescriptivists rule." Well, I *am* a born nit-picker, and I’ve cultivated the nasty habit all my life. After reading this highly entertaining thread (brought to me today by Google, in response to a search for the etymology of the term “snark” as it’s used today), I cruised over to the site you cited, and what a sight it is. I only had to scroll down to an entry dated August 12 to find this gem: “…But since the U.S. release date continues to move, shift, push, and allude us, I’ve decided to diffuse the tension by offering a few trailers for upcoming films that look equally exquisite…” Two for one! And twice two for one, because now I have the duel (heh) pleasure of reading your blog for good writing, and his for the postmodern-something-something viewpoint I so severely lack. One of these days, I swear, I’m going to get a t-shirt printed with “Linguists drool, prescriptivists rule.”

]]> By: Steve Korte http://positivelyatlantaga.com/2006/03/15/notes-from-the-grammar-desk/comment-page-1/#comment-78 Steve Korte Sat, 18 Mar 2006 13:04:38 +0000 http://positivelyatlantaga.com/2006/03/15/notes-from-the-grammar-desk/#comment-78 Gee. I have to say that, in some perverse way, I am impressed with this guy. You don't normally see anyone so passionately committed to anything anymore. It is a pity it is misdirected into something so pointless. Like some bad "friend" character in a new sitcom arguing the advantage of aerosol cheese over a block of cheddar. Gee. I have to say that, in some perverse way, I am impressed with this guy. You don’t normally see anyone so passionately committed to anything anymore. It is a pity it is misdirected into something so pointless. Like some bad “friend” character in a new sitcom arguing the advantage of aerosol cheese over a block of cheddar.

]]> By: Neddie Jingo http://positivelyatlantaga.com/2006/03/15/notes-from-the-grammar-desk/comment-page-1/#comment-75 Neddie Jingo Sat, 18 Mar 2006 03:21:07 +0000 http://positivelyatlantaga.com/2006/03/15/notes-from-the-grammar-desk/#comment-75 I've just realized, [his] second riposte is rollickin' fun if read out loud (oh, shit, do I mean "out loudly"?) in the voice of The Simpsons' Comic Book Guy. JCB, where did you drop your original comment? All I see is [post] 0 Comments... [post] 0 Comments... [post] 0 Comments... (Mind you, speaking as a Reformed Professional Grammar Pedant, I do have to wag an admonishing finger: Correcting strangers' grammar unbidden is less than gentlemanly. [He] behaved like a complete sphincter, but it's not as though he was unbaited. I find an unsolicited language lesson in my Comments section one day -- especially one as sparse as [his] -- I might get a little testy too.) Now let me carry on without the nuisance of your insolence. I’ve just realized, [his] second riposte is rollickin’ fun if read out loud (oh, shit, do I mean “out loudly”?) in the voice of The Simpsons’ Comic Book Guy.

JCB, where did you drop your original comment? All I see is [post] 0 Comments… [post] 0 Comments… [post] 0 Comments…

(Mind you, speaking as a Reformed Professional Grammar Pedant, I do have to wag an admonishing finger: Correcting strangers’ grammar unbidden is less than gentlemanly. [He] behaved like a complete sphincter, but it’s not as though he was unbaited. I find an unsolicited language lesson in my Comments section one day — especially one as sparse as [his] — I might get a little testy too.)

Now let me carry on without the nuisance of your insolence.

]]> By: jcburns http://positivelyatlantaga.com/2006/03/15/notes-from-the-grammar-desk/comment-page-1/#comment-74 jcburns Sat, 18 Mar 2006 03:06:26 +0000 http://positivelyatlantaga.com/2006/03/15/notes-from-the-grammar-desk/#comment-74 It's all here, such as it is...my comment never made it past his blog's moderation, so I decided to move my discussion of it here, to our forum...the people's court! I just said in my unapproved comment "it's slowly, not slow", and "grammar is important." I'm not a born nitpicker (as folks will tell you, I'm a bit of a mess in many ways.) I do, however, see typos onscreen and in print at 100 yards, and grammar mistakes like this fall into that category. I have been known to call into CNN in the old days and correct a misspelled super, however...I mean, heck, that stuff's going out for the whole world to see..uh..um. Oh. It’s all here, such as it is…my comment never made it past his blog’s moderation, so I decided to move my discussion of it here, to our forum…the people’s court!
I just said in my unapproved comment “it’s slowly, not slow”, and “grammar is important.”
I’m not a born nitpicker (as folks will tell you, I’m a bit of a mess in many ways.) I do, however, see typos onscreen and in print at 100 yards, and grammar mistakes like this fall into that category. I have been known to call into CNN in the old days and correct a misspelled super, however…I mean, heck, that stuff’s going out for the whole world to see..uh..um. Oh.

]]> By: Joan http://positivelyatlantaga.com/2006/03/15/notes-from-the-grammar-desk/comment-page-1/#comment-72 Joan Sat, 18 Mar 2006 01:47:37 +0000 http://positivelyatlantaga.com/2006/03/15/notes-from-the-grammar-desk/#comment-72 Sorry to have repeated what Ashley said... I didn't realize she had provided the same information between the time I read JC's post and when I posted my comment. Mea culpa. Sorry to have repeated what Ashley said… I didn’t realize she had provided the same information between the time I read JC’s post and when I posted my comment. Mea culpa.

]]> By: ashley http://positivelyatlantaga.com/2006/03/15/notes-from-the-grammar-desk/comment-page-1/#comment-71 ashley Sat, 18 Mar 2006 00:37:16 +0000 http://positivelyatlantaga.com/2006/03/15/notes-from-the-grammar-desk/#comment-71 Joan...echo..echo...echo...echo Joan…echo..echo…echo…echo

]]> By: Joan http://positivelyatlantaga.com/2006/03/15/notes-from-the-grammar-desk/comment-page-1/#comment-70 Joan Fri, 17 Mar 2006 19:39:01 +0000 http://positivelyatlantaga.com/2006/03/15/notes-from-the-grammar-desk/#comment-70 A bit of Googling suggests that he's a graduate student in the English department of University of Nebraska-Lincoln. I feel sorry for his students. A bit of Googling suggests that he’s a graduate student in the English department of University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

I feel sorry for his students.

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