Jun
23
2009
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Write Your Own Caption #32

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Written by terrance in: current events,humor,language,pictures,politics |
Feb
25
2009
4

Between You and I

File this one under, “Are You Kidding Me With This?”

I didn’t see this one coming, but apparently grammarians have pounced on Obama already, just one month into his presidency.

WHEN President Obama speaks before Congress and the nation tonight, he will be facing some of his toughest critics.

Grammar junkies.

Since his election, the president has been roundly criticized by bloggers for using “I” instead of “me” in phrases like “a very personal decision for Michelle and I” or “the main disagreement with John and I” or “graciously invited Michelle and I.”

The rule here, according to conventional wisdom, is that we use “I” as a subject and “me” as an object, whether the pronoun appears by itself or in a twosome. Thus every “I” in those quotes ought to be a “me.”

Let’s keep in mind that, just a few months ago, Obama was a bit too well spoken.

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Written by terrance in: Barack Obama,current events,language,politics |
Jul
23
2008
1

Let Lesbos Be Lesbos

I posted earlier about the isle of Lesbos suing entire lesbian sisterhood for exclusive rights to the word “lesbian.” Well, it looks like we can all breath a little easier. The court ruled that the folks who live on Lesbos don’t own the word “lesbian.”

zz3bc4680frl7.jpg A Greek court Tuesday ruled that a gay rights group can use the word lesbian in its name, stating that the people from the island of Lesbos do not have sole claim to the word, Reuters reported.

A group from the Aegean island filed a lawsuit in June against the Homosexual and Lesbian Community of Greece, claiming its name was an affront to the residents of Lesbos, who refer to themselves as Lesbians. A Greek court ruled against the islanders.

That’s a relief. Because you know if the court had ruled the other way, somebody would be going to court to “take back” “gay,” “queer,” and anything else they could come up with, and we’d be busted back down to “Urnings,” or some such.

Written by terrance in: courts,current events,gay rights,language,politics | Tags: ,
Jan
03
2007
1

“Drama Queen” in the Dictionary

I'm kind of surprised it took this long to happen, but also amused that this year's list of new dictionary words from Merriam Webster includes "drama queen" — defined as "a person given to often excessively emotional performances or reactions." And, no, there's no line drawing of yours truly next to the definition, though I've been called one once or twice. 

Written by terrance in: asides,current events,humor,language |

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