Thanks!

[ageha_ya]

....to those who answered my inquiry about "comfortable". My mom-I can't remember the context of the conversation now-pointed out that my pronunciation was off, and considered it rather ironic as I can often be rather anal about grammar. I think she's simply remembering that I get particularly offended by the gross misuse of "there's" and "there're

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[mochibuni]

"There's less people in the office now," is exactly how I talk. :D I'm eager to call you up now.

[ageha_ya]

XD Well, I find it more egregious on tv, because it's written by people who get paid to you know, write. That and it's more difficult to believe a genius is supposed to be a genius...(this may largely stem from instances on 'Bones'...XD)

[manekikoneko]

To my surprise, when I took a couple of linguistics classes I found out that linguists are the most relaxed people in the world when in comes to "correct" language and grammar. Turns out language changes so much, so quickly, getting bothered by any of it is just causing yourself needless stress. "Wrong" only really applies if you're not making yourself understood.

[ageha_ya]

I know, that's the rub, isn't it? It's just that there are a few things I'm unlikely to bend on. D: