Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/01/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]B.D., Howard wrote, ".......educated individuals........" Douglas B. D. Colen wrote: >And then there's our President... ;-) > > >On 1/31/06 11:20 AM, "Howard L Ritter, Jr" <hlritter@mindspring.com> wrote: > > > >>In my field, medicine, I am appalled at how many educated individuals >>commit >>so many crude, and flagrantly ungrammatical, errors in speech. I hear >>registered nurses, BSNs with college bachelor's degrees, saying things like >>"I seen her yesterday" or "I been there twice already" or "He don't do that >>any more". I even know a thoughtful and cultured radiation oncologist who >>regularly commits mis-usages like "I discussed the plan with he and his >>wife". >> >>So much fun, being a language curmudgeon! >> >>--howard >> >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Douglas Nygren" <dnygr@cshore.com> >>To: <lug@leica-users.org> >>Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 8:44 PM >>Subject: [Leica] re: 'merican language >> >> >> >> >>>Seth, between you and I, people don't speak so good as they used to. It >>>amazes me how many "educated" people use a subject instead of an object >>>with the preposition "between." >>> >>>I make my share of mistakes. I guess I shouldn't complain. >>> >>>Doug >>> >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>Leica Users Group. >>>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >>_______________________________________________ >>Leica Users Group. >>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >