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Nice work, Jack. I wonder what Janet's going to say?

Hey, Buffy-- Yep, that's the one! I haven't heard that one in ages. Thanks for your help.  JP

Damn, Janet! You didn't leave a thing for Jack to do. Try again this week. JP

Janet--Rant all you want. We hear you. If they're not sharing your posts, they're not meeting your needs, and if a group isn't meeting your needs, I say forget about them.  Why pay for something that doesn't work for you? That's like buying clothes in the wrong size.  JP

It looks to me like njc was telling us he knows the rules, so would the folks who are messing with him please refer to the website he gave. Too bad the only folks who care enough to read about grammar are the ones who already paid attention in grammar school, as Tirz says. It was worth a shot, though.
When you get real disgusted, please write a sad country western song and post it in the Mama, Trains and Pickup Trucks group. (See how I capitalized?) We haven't had much action there lately.
Keep up the good work.

Everybody--go over and read the essay "Hillary Loves Donald," by JLMo. It should be required reading for all voters.  JP

Thanks, Sol--much appreciated. :-)

I have one of these also, since yesterday, so it's an ongoing occurrence.

Ish Kabibble

Hey, Janet--
Nice attempt to make people aware of their grammatical errors. They have become so widespread and language is such a dynamic phenomenon, that those "misuses" will, by their very popularity, eventually be considered standard. Words like "irregardless," which are an offense to my ear and eye, may be deemed acceptable by a wide section of the populace, which means they become correct usage.
Charles's "kept," "wept,"and "learnt" may someday become so unfamiliar and unused they no longer exist in everyday use, and thereby will be considered incorrect. BUT WHO KNOWS? Maybe not.
In the meantime, we English teachers will strive to teach the current standards. My personal gripe stems. I think, from writers' relying on their computers' spell check, which leads to gross misuse of words, for example "broach" for "brooch," "eminent" for "imminent" (and vice versa), even "peak" for "peek" (you would think, as children, they would have learned that one). OMG!
Carry on.