fox: linguistics-related IPA (linguistics)
fox ([personal profile] fox) wrote2003-06-03 01:48 pm

another memo

dear everyone:

when you examine something intently, you are not "pouring" over it unless you also have a jug of maple syrup in your hand. please embrace the distinction between pouring and poring, and do it soon.

thank you.
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[personal profile] thalia 2003-06-04 06:19 am (UTC)(link)
you think they're all lost causes, dude. doom-and-gloom thalia, in the grammar wars. mrrr. :-)

LOL! You're right; my pessimistic side seems to come out on these. I think I've just seen too much butchering in the last four years.