“...and there is still nine days remaining in the month.” Rick Alessio, Headline News, 22 April, reporting a story about Albert Pujols and the number of home runs he’s hit.
Dear Rick (or Rick’s writer): See this post or head back to skool.
It's your language. You use it every day. You should strive to master it. My late mother, a 27-year, graduate-level professor of English, embedded that in my brain once upon a time. I’m not nearly as smart as she was, but I’m sharp enough to recognize that the vast majority of native-born Americans can’t speak or write English worth a lick.
Sunday, April 23, 2006
More Noun / Verb Disagreement
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noun verb agreement,
rick alessio
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I just stumbled upon your blog and am getting a kick out of all the posts. My husband and I still laugh at his secretary who was reading a flight number to me and said "Z, as in xylophone."
well carlos i hate to disappoint you....but my boss isnt a college graduate...if she were it would be even sadder. Basically shes a high school graduate who cant type, do math, and who's only real qualifications is that she is a mom. That fact is real reassuring to me! Now, back to the big news. Today while i was at work, she asked me how i could get this 5 page document onto the computer. She then said can we scan it? or can we just re-type it all up. So I say to her...." remind me tomorrow and ill scan it all over"...her reply was..."i dont have a couple of days to do it... it has to be in by next week!...(holding back the laughter) it will take an hour maximum...( i only work an hour and a half tomorrow so i will drag it out as long as possible)
Dumbass
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