Even Picasso painted fruit in bowls. I almost wrote bowels, which my spell
checker would not have objected to, but which would have brought much mirth
to the Grammar Constabulary. Of course some amongst us might believe that
Picasso _did_ paint fruit in bowels.
Language evolves. Music evolves. But the simple, ham-fisted strumming of an
untuned guitar does not a musician make, and the brutal murder of innocent
language does not elevate one to the ranks of the poets.
--Bob Whitmire
Certified Neanderthal
On Fri, Nov 6, 2015 at 2:11 PM, Scott Gomez <sgomez.baja@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I've heard incredible boners on local and national news programs lately.
> And many (perhaps most) specimens of corporate and official texts are
> equally poor. I also recently saw an incredible gaffe (on the website)
> written by someone in the employ of the New York Times, leading me to
> believe the Times' last experienced editor has either been fired, retired,
> or has expired. I suspect that battle has already been lost, Bob.
>
> While I mostly subscribe to the idea that grammar and spelling are
> important skills, I've also been one who recognizes that language evolves,
> and is bound to change. What I do not agree with, however, is the general
> tolerance of the proliferation of Just Plain Ignorant.
>
> As in photography, music, and most of the arts and crafts, one needs to
> learn (and understand!) the rules before one is allowed to bend them.
>
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