So here I am again wincing at the screen as I try my darndest not to swallow. The throat feels like I swallowed a live puffer fish and so I know that the inevitable is near
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hi just came by via grammarpolice because i read your post there and was kind of appalled by the replies. rather than raise a kerfuffle in a comm i've just joined myself, i thought i'd pop over and offer my, er, support? condolences? i too was given a less-than warm welcome. of course, ymmv, and you may not give a flying fig about what they said in reply to your post, but i thought what you had to say was thoughtful and well-said. i too believe that language has to be flexible and is meant for communication. but i was also given hell because i don't use caps online.....ah well c'est la vie, n'est-ce pas? and hey, any time you want to use french in a post, do! as a francophile and french speaker, i'm always happy to see the effort (you can always run it by me if you care to). hope you feel better very soon and enjoy watching house! best, julia
I kind of expected the response but I choose to be pragmatic about it.
It's after all grammarpolice so I did kinda expect the anal retentiveness to come with the territory ( that includes on my part). I am not letting it upset me too much.
Everyone deserves the chance to air their opinions.
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By now think i'm immune.
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just came by via grammarpolice because i read your post there and was kind of appalled by the replies. rather than raise a kerfuffle in a comm i've just joined myself, i thought i'd pop over and offer my, er, support? condolences? i too was given a less-than warm welcome. of course, ymmv, and you may not give a flying fig about what they said in reply to your post, but i thought what you had to say was thoughtful and well-said. i too believe that language has to be flexible and is meant for communication. but i was also given hell because i don't use caps online.....ah well c'est la vie, n'est-ce pas? and hey, any time you want to use french in a post, do! as a francophile and french speaker, i'm always happy to see the effort (you can always run it by me if you care to). hope you feel better very soon and enjoy watching house!
best,
julia
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I kind of expected the response but I choose to be pragmatic about it.
It's after all grammarpolice so I did kinda expect the anal retentiveness to come with the territory ( that includes on my part).
I am not letting it upset me too much.
Everyone deserves the chance to air their opinions.
So,C'est la vie indeed.
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