Who here distinguishes "proper usage" of who/whom?
Me. Every single time.
Todd, I have so been there. Sometimes it seems an entire workplace conspires to demean and abuse the most productive workers. That's why I freelance.
Have a drink.
Yes. Lucky for you, people may be in danger.
Buffy ,'Him'
Spike's Bitches 42: Which question do you want me to answer first?
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Ginger - Sep 16, 2008 3:55:05 pm PDT #5771 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
JenP - Sep 16, 2008 3:56:24 pm PDT #5772 of 10001
Cereal:
Barb is taunter who taunts, is what!
Laura - Sep 16, 2008 3:57:53 pm PDT #5773 of 10001
Our wings are not tired.
{{Todd}} They are so completely undeserving. I hope you are able to wind down and relax some this evening. And find a more worthy job.
Open house at the 11th grade level was really sparse, but that was good for actually getting to speak with the teachers. I don't know what happened with 8th grade; I fear we missed it. Ooops.
Barb - Sep 16, 2008 3:58:24 pm PDT #5774 of 10001
“Not dead yet!”
If'n I could shove fresh scones or banana bread through the interpipes, Jen, I surely would.
vw bug - Sep 16, 2008 4:00:13 pm PDT #5775 of 10001
Mostly lurking...
He's not full of shit, actually. He's pretty progressive on language change. He used who/whom as an example of word-shortening as the natural evolution of language. I just happen to think it was a bad example. Though, when I pressed the issue, I was the *only* person in the class that raised my hand as knowing/using the difference.
But then again, no one today knew who William F. Buckley, Jr. was--and even worse, they didn't know what the National Review was.
What is our world coming to?
brenda m - Sep 16, 2008 4:00:22 pm PDT #5776 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
NOBODY does that any more? And he's an English prof??
Seriously, WTF? Maybe not a lot of people know it well, but that's seriously bizarre.
javachik - Sep 16, 2008 4:09:38 pm PDT #5777 of 10001
Our wings are not tired.
But then again, no one today knew who William F. Buckley, Jr. was--and even worse, they didn't know what the National Review was.
They need Family Ties dvds, stat.
lisah - Sep 16, 2008 4:10:59 pm PDT #5778 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate
Seriously, WTF? Maybe not a lot of people know it well, but that's seriously bizarre.
Yeah, I call bullshit on this professor.
Gadget_Girl - Sep 16, 2008 4:11:01 pm PDT #5779 of 10001
Just call me "Siouxsie Shunshine".
but no one does that anymore.
I do, too.
Barb, I'm showing up on your door step and letting you cook. Scones or banana bread sounds amazing.
JenP - Sep 16, 2008 4:14:52 pm PDT #5780 of 10001
Sorry, vw, I didn't intend to impugn his entire being with my comment about this one issue. I should have been more specific and less vulgar. I do agree that on that particular issue, however, he's way off - the rest of your classmates notwithstanding.
I know you would, Barb. If only MM and the transporter... ah, well.