The cold-blooded murder of the English tongue

I am resigned, although I have yet to make the official transition.

I have finally, irrevocably, inexorably decided that I cannot stem the tide of the use of “to raise” in reference to human beings. Much like the law of chastity, the use of “to rear” in reference to humans versus the use of “to raise” in reference to animals was beaten into my head from an early age and, well…

…I give up.

But I swear, they’ll have to waterboard me before I’ll give into “alright.”

4 thoughts on “The cold-blooded murder of the English tongue

  • September 29, 2008 at 7:25 pm
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    My goodness. The raise/rear battle was lost before I was even born. Where have you been, Kansas?

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  • September 29, 2008 at 7:29 pm
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    Heh. Missouri. With a grammar teacher that would have made an elementary school full of nuns proud.

    Also. I think I’m way older than you. 😉

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  • October 5, 2008 at 7:58 pm
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    In our household, it is more of a sin to use bad grammar than it is to use foul language.

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