I need sound.
The Minearverse 4: Support Group for Clumsy People
[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls and The Inside), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath.
I need naps.
I need a pony.
Remember, when I am supreme ruler, daily naps* will be mandatory.
*The nap requirement may be fulfilled by reading, slounging, or otherwise goofing off (QUIETLY), for the freaks who don't like to actually nap.
Remember, when I am supreme ruler, daily naps* will be mandatory.
YAY! Being a huge fan and user of powernaps, I think this sounds great. Otherwise I'll have a problem when it's time for me to get one of those "job"-thingamabobs.
You get my vote when you promise me 20 acres and a pony.
If shrift is slounging with a drink in her hand, I shall be afraid to nap for fear of missing something.
So, would sticking in "whoms" where they don't belong be a reverse status marking error in that people would assume you know what you're talking about
It's not a reverse status marking error. It's still a status marking error. There's no indication of what that status is. It's more about the aquisition of standard academic English, or maybe what Mirna Shaughnessy would call transactional English-- the sort of langauge of public transactions (education, civic, professional etc).
According to Edgar Schuster, there are a small number of status marking errors that span both ends of the spectrum, including using "Anyways", "Irregardless" all the way double comparisons (i.e., "I like math more better now") and double negatives.
Ah... grammar....
In British English, apparently there are several status marking indicators shared by the lower and upper-classes -- because the upper classes hire from the lower classes when they pick nannies.
Irregardless
Also hate. I've pretty much given up on that one too, though.