(I'm honestly hesitant to recap even a small part of that kerfuffle for fear of starting it all over again. It was on WX, and there was yelling.)
Yeah, I recall having Very Strong Feelings and being totally boggled at all of the wrongheadedness! -- so much so that I am also reluctant to open the discussion back up. Let us just assume I was totally right about everything, mmmkay?
I begin to see the Great Gerund War may have reached heights of ferocity like unto the Balrog Wing Debate on Rec.Art.Books.Tolkien.
t /shudders
I remember the Great Gerund War, but I can't remember a damn thing about it, though I am SURE that I both had and expressed Very Strong Feelings and was also a dick about it. (I mean, I can't remember being a dick about it, but odds are super good.)
I'm also pro-hammock anywhere you damn please. (Hey, if it's structurally unsound, that's on you.)
We have almost all mellowed a great deal.
I could gaf about the gerunding of words.
I see what you did there.
How dare you accuse me of mellowing.
Excuse me while I escort the kids to a shelter.