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.
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
My Balls!
"…to keep any of the balls or the players from careening off the building." – Christina Brown, Early Today, reporting on a an Israeli basketball team which was playing a charity game on top of a high-rise.
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