on an unusually apolitical note
Dec. 7th, 2009 01:29 pmHas anyone else become completely unable to summon up any passion about correct grammar or spelling since reading this article from Stuff White People Like? An excerpt:
When asking someone about their biggest annoyances in life, you might expect responses like “hunger,” “being poor,” or “getting shot.” If you ask a white person, the most common response will likely be “people who use ‘their’ when they mean ‘there.’ Maybe comma splices, I’m not sure but it’s definitely one of the two.”