Comments on: Fellow pedants rejoice! http://www.chrismclaren.com/blog/2007/04/19/fellow-pedants-rejoice/ As honest as a gambling man can be Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:14:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Mr. McLaren http://www.chrismclaren.com/blog/2007/04/19/fellow-pedants-rejoice/#comment-42207 Mr. McLaren Wed, 25 Apr 2007 17:28:56 +0000 http://www.chrismclaren.com/blog/2007/04/19/fellow-pedants-rejoice/#comment-42207 Oh, and you might like this: <blockquote><pre>Dead things are not my science, no, Nor fossil parts of speech, But the great human heart, heigh ho ! That pedants never reach. </pre></blockquote> That's another bit from the Santayana poems book I've been reading--this an extract from the Scholar's speech in "Six Wise Fools". Oh, and you might like this:

Dead things are not my science, no,
	Nor fossil parts of speech,
But the great human heart, heigh ho !
	That pedants never reach.

That’s another bit from the Santayana poems book I’ve been reading–this an extract from the Scholar’s speech in “Six Wise Fools”.

]]> By: Mr. McLaren http://www.chrismclaren.com/blog/2007/04/19/fellow-pedants-rejoice/#comment-42180 Mr. McLaren Tue, 24 Apr 2007 05:01:24 +0000 http://www.chrismclaren.com/blog/2007/04/19/fellow-pedants-rejoice/#comment-42180 I do love old Clarence, but clearly I shall speak it to Richard, and others of his (and my) ilk. I do love old Clarence, but clearly I shall speak it to Richard, and others of his (and my) ilk.

]]> By: Biff http://www.chrismclaren.com/blog/2007/04/19/fellow-pedants-rejoice/#comment-42172 Biff Mon, 23 Apr 2007 23:06:16 +0000 http://www.chrismclaren.com/blog/2007/04/19/fellow-pedants-rejoice/#comment-42172 "Even if you do learn to speak correct English, whom are you going to speak it to?" --Clarence Darrow 'nuf said. “Even if you do learn to speak correct English, whom are you going to speak it to?”
–Clarence Darrow

‘nuf said.

]]> By: Mr. McLaren http://www.chrismclaren.com/blog/2007/04/19/fellow-pedants-rejoice/#comment-42153 Mr. McLaren Mon, 23 Apr 2007 04:41:08 +0000 http://www.chrismclaren.com/blog/2007/04/19/fellow-pedants-rejoice/#comment-42153 I might take issue with "hopefully", which I think should either be "I hope" or "hopably", but I've pretty much given up on that one. I might take issue with “hopefully”, which I think should either be “I hope” or “hopably”, but I’ve pretty much given up on that one.

]]> By: Richard http://www.chrismclaren.com/blog/2007/04/19/fellow-pedants-rejoice/#comment-42123 Richard Sat, 21 Apr 2007 13:18:10 +0000 http://www.chrismclaren.com/blog/2007/04/19/fellow-pedants-rejoice/#comment-42123 Really minor stuff ... especially in a science fictional context, collapse can be transitive now. When we sit in a circle and talk about manuscripts folks have writ, we are critiquing them, not (necessarily) criticizing them. Gender vs. sex is more complicated than the Economist's grammar vs. people formulation. Low-key is fine (key doesn't only refer to music). I think sentence adverbs ("hopefully") are OK in the 21st century. And the few Scots I know don't like to be called "Scotch." I'm not saying much more than that my Inner Pedant is foolish and inconsistent. I cheer at the valiant attempt to recapture "begs the question," but think it's pointless to quibble over taking versus using drugs. ("It's not like I'm taking" just sounds wrong.) Although that reminds me of something not in their table: use vs. utilize. That one drives me nuts. Really minor stuff … especially in a science fictional context, collapse can be transitive now. When we sit in a circle and talk about manuscripts folks have writ, we are critiquing them, not (necessarily) criticizing them. Gender vs. sex is more complicated than the Economist’s grammar vs. people formulation. Low-key is fine (key doesn’t only refer to music). I think sentence adverbs (”hopefully”) are OK in the 21st century. And the few Scots I know don’t like to be called “Scotch.”

I’m not saying much more than that my Inner Pedant is foolish and inconsistent. I cheer at the valiant attempt to recapture “begs the question,” but think it’s pointless to quibble over taking versus using drugs. (”It’s not like I’m taking” just sounds wrong.)

Although that reminds me of something not in their table: use vs. utilize. That one drives me nuts.

]]> By: Mr. McLaren http://www.chrismclaren.com/blog/2007/04/19/fellow-pedants-rejoice/#comment-42118 Mr. McLaren Sat, 21 Apr 2007 02:28:17 +0000 http://www.chrismclaren.com/blog/2007/04/19/fellow-pedants-rejoice/#comment-42118 Yes, the common misuse of decimate also drives me insane. Which ones do you disagree with, as a point of interest? Yes, the common misuse of decimate also drives me insane.

Which ones do you disagree with, as a point of interest?

]]> By: Richard http://www.chrismclaren.com/blog/2007/04/19/fellow-pedants-rejoice/#comment-42107 Richard Fri, 20 Apr 2007 16:34:11 +0000 http://www.chrismclaren.com/blog/2007/04/19/fellow-pedants-rejoice/#comment-42107 Good stuff--I disagree with a couple of these, but my Inner Pedant was extremely happy to see entries for dilemma, decimate, and begs the question. Good stuff–I disagree with a couple of these, but my Inner Pedant was extremely happy to see entries for dilemma, decimate, and begs the question.

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